Campaign Finance

Agenda 1. turn in homework 2. What message is the artist of this political cartoon trying to send?

All of these candidates ran in 2012 for President, that costs money All of these candidates ran in 2012 for President, that costs money! How much do you think these candidates spent?

Use a QR code and scan this to find out! Working with your group answer these questions How much money was spent? Which candidate raised the most money in recent history? How much was raised by small donors? What fact surprised you the most?

Why does it cost so much money?!? Why is money so important in campaigning! Today we are going to learn about how money is spent during campaigns! This is called campaign finance...

Money spent and donated when running for office

-mass media to reach voters, travel, and more Rising

extensive fundraising rising extensive fundraising spend a lot of time trying to raise money

Less people can run for a job in the government Limits Less people can run for a job in the government Jill Stein Green Gary Johnson Libertarian Darrell Castle Constitution

Wealthy Business Executive Physician Former Senator/Sec of State

Interest Groups have more power because they have money to donate! Increased Interest Groups have more power because they have money to donate! An Interest Group is... People with a common point of view about an issue and work to promote their beliefs

Encourage Because PAC's raise money (PAC in the cash), candidates want to have one

High Limits have been placed on the amount of money individuals may contribute to campaigns people can't give more than $5,000 to one candidate John McCain and Russell Feingold made a law to reform campaign finance!

Did Campaign Finance Reform work? Think about it... If you were a candidate who still wanted to spend a lot of money on a campaign, how could you get around the Campaign Finance Reform Law?