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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Friday, October 25, 2013

Campaign Finance

This past Wednesday, we discussed campaign funding a little bit in our discussion of interest groups. Professor Pitney mentioned that as we move forward, we will talk more about campaign finance and its relation to elections in the United States. The New York Times focused on the topic in a Room for Debate discussion earlier this month when the Supreme Court heard arguments in the McCutcheon v Federal Election Commission case. The debate articles can be found here and a synopsis of the case can be found here. 
The debate brings up the questions: 
  • Why have limits on contributions to candidates? 
  • Do contribution limits violate the 1st Amendment right to free speech? 
  • Do contribution limits help prevent corruption in elections? 
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