Federal Election Campaign Act

he advises “corporations, trade associations, campaigns,…

Constitution established the Judicial Branch of government. The article designed and christened the Supreme Court as defender of our nation’s most supreme law. Congress received the power to create the federal judiciaries, and states’ were left to invent their own judicial systems, mostly mirroring the federal judiciary and their state counterparts. Judges were nominated and appointed, or elected as guardians of the law; their decisions would add clarity, consistency, and meaning for American…

promised free silver and an eight-hour workday. Harrison did not campaign on his own behalf, choosing to remain by the side of his ailing wife, who died in October 1892. Two weeks later, former President Cleveland prevailed over incumbent President Harrison in the general election. Harrison ran a front porch campaign, receiving delegations and delivering speeches without traveling far afield. In the end, he prevailed in an election fraught with corruption, winning the Electoral College while…

which are likely used for political leverage. One is inclined to agree with the people, as politicians continue to favor the interest of big business over those who elected them. By allowing corporations to donate to political campaigns the government has undermined…

underfinanced in presidential campaigns and elections. Under the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act, the Federal Election Committee allows candidates who win the Republican and Democratic nominations to receive a general election grant, which covers all the expenses of their general election campaigns; a third party candidate is only eligible to receive minimal public funds after the general election if they acquired five percent of the vote in the previous presidential election. Not only…

Since the very first president, George Washington, there have been presidential elections. Presidential candidates always make promises to the American people as to what they are going to accomplish during their entire presidency. Mainly most candidates address what they will do during their first 100 days. The first 100 days is a period of time when the new president is first elected into office, he or she meets with congress and tries to pass a lot of new legislation. The first 100 days is…

On October 13, 1982, two years after his election to the presidency, Ronald Reagan said in a televised speech, “…unemployment is the problem uppermost on many people’s minds….but, remember, you can’t solve unemployment without solving the things that caused it, the out-of-control government spending, the skyrocketing inflation and interest rates that led to unemployment in the first place.” (Reagan). By blaming the government for America’s economic woes, Reagan reinforced the conservative agenda…

Although through thee span of years Australia has taken measures to address the issues faced by the Aboriginal Community, The year 2016 Federal election campaign has been able to address the issues until certain extent. The essay critically looks at the history and the present issues faced by the Indigenous Australian Community and how has 2016 Federal election campaign has been able to address the issues of the present. In the year 1770 Lieutenant James Cook first arrived to Australia at the…

Bernie Sanders Bernard “Bernie” Sanders is a U.S. senator from Vermont and is a democratic candidate for the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Election Process: The process of him becoming president is most likely, due to the fact he is gaining more support through social media, democratic debates, etc. On April 30, 2015 during an address on Capitol Hill, he stated that he’s seeking to accept the presidential nomination of the democratic party, and announced, “I don't believe that the men and…

During the early 1900s both the federal government and Progressive Era reformers effectively worked to bring about change through laws of consumer protection, movements towards legislative and election reform, and labor reforms. During the early 1900s many licensing programs developed to standardize professions and new laws emerged with the goal of making goods safer for consumers. The American Medical Association (AMA), an organization of doctors and medical students, was formed in 1901 by…