How much does money really matter in American politics? A first-of-its-kind reference book, this encyclopedia provides the most up-to-date research and analysis regarding how money affects American campaigns, elections, politics, and public policy. • Provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of money's key role in contemporary American campaigns, elections, law, and policymaking • Reviews current research that examines money's impact on politics • Explains the laws regarding money in U.S. politics and assesses the viability of various reforms and proposed regulations
Money in American Elections
Argues that the only way to ensure democratic elections is through full public funding of campaigns
Another component of the program, hidden in the January minutes, appears in a memorandum from W. Randolph Burgess to Harrison: “most of the points of our January program have now been achieved: rail wages have been reduced, ...
In Money Rules , Anthony Gierzynski theorizes that, under our current system of financing elections, our political process has tilted too far in favor of political freedom , at the expense of political equality .
First, the Constitution is now used to protect the very political activities that the Founders of the country ... The extent of this acceleration of the role that money plays in politics demands a comprehensive examination of what can ...
JUDICIAL RESTRAINT The great justice John Marshall, the fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court, understood that the Constitution set up a democratic republic and that the American experiment in self-government would necessitate ...
Ultimately, Primo and Milyo contend, American attitudes toward money in politics reflect larger fears about the health of American democracy, fears that will not be allayed by campaign finance reform.
This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.
Political money: The New Prohibition
Money in the House provides a compelling look at how the drive to raise campaign money has come to dominate congressional party politics.