The APsolute RecAP: United States Government Edition - Campaign Finance

Today we will look more closely at the role of campaign contributions and the process of starting to regulate them in the 1970’s (1:48). We will then turn to the emergence of PACs and other organizations to avoid regulation (3:47). Finally, we will look at the Supreme Court case Citizens United and what that means for future elections (5:53).Today’s question of the day (7:29): According to a 2018 Pew Research survey, what percent of Americans “ ‘think there should be limits on the amount of money individuals and organizations’ can spend?”(AP is a registered trademark of the College Board and is not affiliated with The APsolute RecAP. Copyright 2021 - The APsolute RecAP, LLC. All rights reserved.)Website:www.theapsoluterecap.comEMAIL:TheAPsoluteRecAP@gmail.comFollow Us:INSTAGRAMTWITTERFACEBOOKYOUTUBE