A Political Action Committee, or PAC, works by "channeling corporate, labor and other interest group money to candidates." (pg.161) Political Action Committees are regulated under the Federal Election Campaign Act. For a PAC to become "legal, the money must be raised from at least fifty volunteer donors and must be contributed to at least five candidates in the federal election and each corporation or each union is limited to one PAC." (pg.161) "Federal campaign finance laws limit PACs to cash contributions of no more than $5,000 per election, per candidate for national office." (pg.234) Political Action Committees influence federal elections. Some PAC contributions help some candidates over others. "Given the high re-election rate in Congress,
