Unit III - Interest Group Notes

________ are known for influencing lawmakers through information.

________ (PAC): created by interest groups to fund candidates they agree with.

________: send our information to promote their views.

________: people who benefit without contributing (in the instance of how beneficial interest groups are.

________- spending /raising- reported to the FEC (Federal Elections Commission)

________ (FECA- 1970): Placed limits on individual contributions to candidates (hard money- limited and regulated) $ 1000 per candidate per election.

Institutional: ________ that represent their organizations, companies, states, universities and foundations.

________ are allowed to raise unlimited amounts of money and spend unlimited amounts of money advocating for or against a candidate.

Congress, interest groups, and the Bureaucracy

people who benefit without contributing (in the instance of how beneficial interest groups are

any group that seeks to influence public policy

Individuals/organizations that represent their organizations, companies, states, universities and foundations

announce their support for specific candidate

using the Supreme Court to decide on changes

public displays to gain awareness and bring about changes

Caps on amount of money a person can give to a PAC is unconstitutional and that corporations and unions could make unlimited donations (spending)

Feingold) (BCRA) tried to remove unlimited funding