The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S.
Why We Have the System We Have
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2024
The University of Michigan Press (Verlag)
978-0-472-07688-8 (ISBN)
The University of Michigan Press (Verlag)
978-0-472-07688-8 (ISBN)
Situates the campaign finance system in the context of the broader US political and economic system. By examining the fundamentals, Dwyre and Kolodny show the difficulties of changing a political system whose candidates have always relied on private funding of campaigns to one that guarantees free speech rights while minimizing corruption.
Before the U.S. campaign finance system can be fixed, we first have to understand why it has developed into the system we have. The nature of democracy itself, the American capitalist economic system, the content of the U.S. Constitution and how it is interpreted, the structure of our governmental institutions, the competition for governmental power, and the behavior of campaign finance actors have all played a role in shaping the system.
The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S. takes care to situate the campaign finance system in the context of the broader U.S. political and economic system. Dwyre and Kolodny offer readers a brief tour through the development of the campaign finance regulatory structure, highlighting the Supreme Court’s commitment to free speech over political equality from Buckley v. Valeo (1976) through the passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA, 2002). They also examine the driving force behind campaign finance reform—corruption—through historical, transactional, and institutional perspectives. While diving into the insufficiency of the disclosure and enforcement of campaign finance laws and calling attention to multiple federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, and (principally) the Federal Election Commission, the authors show how a narrow view on campaign finance makes change difficult and why reforms often have limited success. By examining the fundamentals, Dwyre and Kolodny show the difficulties of changing a political system whose candidates have always relied on private funding of campaigns to one that guarantees free speech rights while minimizing concerns of corruption.
Before the U.S. campaign finance system can be fixed, we first have to understand why it has developed into the system we have. The nature of democracy itself, the American capitalist economic system, the content of the U.S. Constitution and how it is interpreted, the structure of our governmental institutions, the competition for governmental power, and the behavior of campaign finance actors have all played a role in shaping the system.
The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S. takes care to situate the campaign finance system in the context of the broader U.S. political and economic system. Dwyre and Kolodny offer readers a brief tour through the development of the campaign finance regulatory structure, highlighting the Supreme Court’s commitment to free speech over political equality from Buckley v. Valeo (1976) through the passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA, 2002). They also examine the driving force behind campaign finance reform—corruption—through historical, transactional, and institutional perspectives. While diving into the insufficiency of the disclosure and enforcement of campaign finance laws and calling attention to multiple federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, and (principally) the Federal Election Commission, the authors show how a narrow view on campaign finance makes change difficult and why reforms often have limited success. By examining the fundamentals, Dwyre and Kolodny show the difficulties of changing a political system whose candidates have always relied on private funding of campaigns to one that guarantees free speech rights while minimizing concerns of corruption.
Diana Dwyre is Professor of Political Science at California State University, Chico. Robin Kolodny is Professor of Political Science at Temple University.
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Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Democracy and Capitalism
Chapter 2: Corruption and Campaign Finance in the U.S.
Chapter 3: From Buckley to BCRA: Innovation, Adaptation, and Litigation
Chapter 4: The Triumph of Free Speech and BCRA’s Undoing
Chapter 5: The Players and the Game: Individuals, Parties and Groups
Chapter 6: The Players and the Game: Candidates
Chapter 7: Disclosure of Campaign Money and Enforcement of the Laws
Chapter 8: Why we have the system we have
Appendix: Major Acts, Regulations, Court Decisions, etc. Mentioned in This Book
Bibliography
Erscheinungsdatum | 10.08.2024 |
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Zusatzinfo | 21 tables, 36 figures |
Verlagsort | Ann Arbor |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 0-472-07688-4 / 0472076884 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-472-07688-8 / 9780472076888 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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