1. Campaigns Campaign Organization Reaching Voters: Campaigns and Media Negative Campaigning Campaign Financing Euroquest Travel Grou

2. Campaign Financing Cost of Modern Campaigns Campaign Reform Legislation Post-Watergate Reforms (FECA) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) Sources of Campaign Funding Public Funding of Campaigns Campaign Finance Regulation and the First Amendment

3. Total Federal Campaign Costs

4. 2008 Presidential Elections

5. Campaign Spending

6. FECA & the BCRA FECA Disclosure requirements PACS: federally mandated, regulated fundraising organizations that represent groups and can contribute directly to campaigns Federal Election Commission to oversee regulations Partial public funding for presidential campaigns Contribution limits Problems with FECA: Soft Money (issue ads/party building) BCRA Limits soft money contributions to parties Limits issue ads within 30 days of primary and 60 days of general elections (overturned) Limited amount of candidate’s own money that can be spent (overturned) Problems with BCRA: 527 and 501(c) organizations

7. Sources of Campaign Funding Individuals Parties Political Action Committees Member PACs Personal Savings Public Funds Soft Money Groups

8. BCRA Individual Contribution Limits

9. Sources of Campaign Funding Individuals: See Chart Parties: $5,000/election to House candidate and $42,600/election to a Senate candidate Political Action Committees: $5,000/election to a candidate, $15,000/year to party Member PACs: same as other PACs Personal Savings: no limits Public Funds: presidential election Soft Money Groups: 527 & 501(c) organizations

10. How Do PACS Allocate Their Contributions?

11. Sources of Campaign Funding Individuals: See Chart Parties: $5,000/election to House candidate and $42,600/election to a Senate candidate Political Action Committees: $5,000/election to a candidate, $15,000/year to party Member PACs: same as other PACs Personal Savings: no limits Public Funds: presidential election Soft Money Groups: 527 & 501(c) organizations

12. 527 & 501(C)ORGANIZATIONS 527 Ads

13. Areas of Debate Should the government regulate campaign spending? Buckley v. Valeo: Are limits on campaign expenditures consistent with the 1 st Amendment? Should we adopt a mandatory system of publically financed campaigns?

14. Campaign Financing Cost of Modern Campaigns Campaign Reform Legislation Sources of Campaign Funding Campaign Finance Regulation and the First Amendment The Rise of SUPER PACS Public Funding of Campaigns

15. Total Federal Campaign Costs

16. 2008 Presidential Elections

17. FECA & the BCRA FECA Disclosure requirements PACS: federally mandated, regulated fundraising organizations that represent groups and can contribute directly to campaigns Federal Election Commission to oversee regulations Partial public funding for presidential campaigns Contribution limits Problems with FECA: Soft Money (issue ads/party building) BCRA Limits soft money contributions to parties Limits issue ads within 30 days of primary and 60 days of general elections (overturned) Limited amount of candidate’s own money that can be spent (overturned) Problems with BCRA: 527 and 501(c) organizations

18. Sources of Campaign Funding Direct Support Individuals: See Chart Parties: $5,000/election to House candidate and $42,600/election to a Senate candidate Political Action Committees: $5,000/election to a candidate, $15,000/year to party Member PACs: same as other PACs Personal Savings: no limits Public Funds: presidential election Indirect Support Soft Money Groups: 527 & 501(c) organizations SuperPACs

19. BCRA Individual Contribution Limits

20. How Do PACS Allocate Their Contributions?

21. 527 & 501(C)ORGANIZATIONS 527 Ads

22. Super PACS Colbert Super PAC website Colbert Super PAC Power Transfer Colbert Romney Ad Current Super PAC Ads

23. Areas of Debate Should the government regulate campaign spending? Buckley v. Valeo: Are limits on campaign expenditures consistent with the 1 st Amendment? Should we adopt a mandatory system of publicly financed campaigns?