campaign funds

Argues that all restrictions on campaign giving should be eliminated, stating that the repeal of laws that regulate political spending and contributions deny freedom of speech.

Examines some of America's biggest domestic problems and suggests solutions that the author considers to be affordable, practical, and within reach of both liberals and conservatives.

Text with accompanying photographs explain how PACs, or Political Action Committees work and how they and other donors use techniques to get around legal campaign limits, showing how the problem of campaign financing has affected American life.

Discusses the history of the election process in the United States, the modern role and influence of the media and big money, the value of political parties, and alternatives to the present process.

Contains twenty-seven articles in which the authors examine various facets of the debate over campaign finance reform in the United States.

Presents varying perspectives on the issue of election reform in the United States, discussing voting rights laws, campaign contributions, and the regulation of television advertisements and campaign coverage, and including a look at the future of American democracy.

Provides an overview of campaign and election reform and law since 2000; explores the history of the electoral system; traces the development of voting technology; compares the voting system of the United States to the systems of other democracies; and discusses other related topics.

Studies the special interests that are bankrolling the presidential election of 2004, discussing why the 2004 election will be the most expensive in history, why the candidates' financial status will affect their chances of winning, and other related topics.

Examines how the U.S. system of government has changed over the past twenty-five years, and argues that the role of money in political campaigns is a major factor in what the author sees as a decline in the quality of politicians, and an erosion of trust.

Addresses the topic of campaign and election reform, providing an overview of the subject, and including a detailed chronology, biographical sketches, statistics and documents related to reform, a directory of relevant organizations and agencies, lists of resources, and a glossary of terms.