Whenever election season comes around every four years, everyone is concerned about who is running for each party and what political parties will be more influential than the others. There are two main political parties that most people know which are the Republican and Democrat party, but there are several other not as well known parties. The Presidential elections generally always come down to the Republican and Democrat Party but the other parties cannot be forgotten. America’s current political party system is an example of true democratic values because it allows people to choose what laws or ideas they want to support and which ones they would not like to see come into effect. They get to choose what they want through voting in officials
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They want to hear what the people want and how they can make those requests happen so that they will be voted for. The only purpose of the campaigns is to get to know the people and what they want a future president to do and believe in. They spend millions of dollars on these campaigns to try to persuade and win the vote of the people in the areas they campaign. The way these candidates can afford this much spending is because it is paid for by either donations or taxpayer money. Established in 1976, the public financing system entitles the major party nominees to take up to 84 million dollars of taxpayer funds for their campaign.7 If they take the 84 million dollars of the government money they cannot accept privately paid money so not all nominees take the taxpayer money because they believe they can get more from the private companies.7 If the people are liking who is running then the nominee could just take privately donated money because they know there wont be limit on the amount of money they raised compared to the max of 84 million of the taxpayer money they are entitled too. In 2004 the total amount of money spent of all the presidential party efforts reached and exceeded 2 billion dollars.4 Congress first began to regulate the use of money in federal elections in 1907.4 Congress has passed several laws to regulate the use of money in presidential and congressional campaigns.4 They have to regulate it because one party may be able to raise a lot more money than the other one and the more money could mean a large difference in the actual elections and the government does not want the president to be chosen because he or she was able to basically outbuy or outbid the other parties and always win. The Republican party has almost always been able to outraise the Democratic party and the Green Party.7 According to some of the most recent figures says that the Republican party
They want to hear what the people want and how they can make those requests happen so that they will be voted for. The only purpose of the campaigns is to get to know the people and what they want a future president to do and believe in. They spend millions of dollars on these campaigns to try to persuade and win the vote of the people in the areas they campaign. The way these candidates can afford this much spending is because it is paid for by either donations or taxpayer money. Established in 1976, the public financing system entitles the major party nominees to take up to 84 million dollars of taxpayer funds for their campaign.7 If they take the 84 million dollars of the government money they cannot accept privately paid money so not all nominees take the taxpayer money because they believe they can get more from the private companies.7 If the people are liking who is running then the nominee could just take privately donated money because they know there wont be limit on the amount of money they raised compared to the max of 84 million of the taxpayer money they are entitled too. In 2004 the total amount of money spent of all the presidential party efforts reached and exceeded 2 billion dollars.4 Congress first began to regulate the use of money in federal elections in 1907.4 Congress has passed several laws to regulate the use of money in presidential and congressional campaigns.4 They have to regulate it because one party may be able to raise a lot more money than the other one and the more money could mean a large difference in the actual elections and the government does not want the president to be chosen because he or she was able to basically outbuy or outbid the other parties and always win. The Republican party has almost always been able to outraise the Democratic party and the Green Party.7 According to some of the most recent figures says that the Republican party