The Supreme Court And Campaign Finance: Infringement Upon Democratic Process?

Abstract: 10 pages in length. When the Supreme Court of the United States initially placed restrictions upon the issue of campaign finances, the country cried foul with regard to constitutional rights. Imposing monetary limits on what political candidates could spend, said some, was going against the very grain of American freedom. Political contributions were getting out of hand, at which point a law was enacted in 1974 as a means by which to offset the notion of dirty politics by removing the one entity that played the most integral role: money. The writer discusses that while the issue of restraint is not, in and of itself, a negative concept, the idea of proposing limits based upon monetary consumption is a direct violation of the democratic system upon which this country was founded. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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Catagory: Social Security & Welfare

Subcatagory: Political Science & Government

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