MMC 4200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Income Tax, Communications Act Of 1934, Campaign Finance In The United States
30 Oct 2014
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Austin v. michigan chamber of commerce. (p. 289: federal law prohibits corporate contributions and expenditures for political candidates. Federal election campaign act of 1971: corporations can"t make contributions or expenditures on a candidate"s behalf (p. 288) Contributions: gifts of money or services given directly to a candidate"s campaign. See buckley v. valeo. (p. 297: yes, a ban on expenditures by business corporations is constitutional in order to prevent potential corruption of the election process, buckley v. valeo upheld limits on contributions to pac"s. Soft money donations can be made to state political parties but not to national. Remember the scarcity doctrine and red lion v. fcc from chapter 3. Candidate must have publicly announced intention to run for office. Candidate must meet qualifications prescribed by law. What are the limits on broadcaster censorship of political content? (p. 314: broadcast stations have no control over the content of programming aired by political candidates, sec.
