Campaign finance in the United States

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    Campaign Financing: The Power of Money in Politics Campaign Financing has been a debated topic for many years. Recently, campaign financing has become such an immense concern due to the levels of money being thrusted to government officials running for different elected positions. The increases in outside spending for campaign financing we, as a country, are experiencing, is a preposterous amount: There has been a 245% increase in presidential elections, 662% increase in house elections, and…

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    Campaign funding is one of the most important factors in the success of a person's political campaign. In today's world of politics money is one of the most important factors for the success of a political candidate and the strength of their campaign. In order for candidates to win today they must be able to win the heart of the masses and more importantly have the money in their pockets to do so. Through careful spending, advertisement, and propaganda, political candidates are able to become a…

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    being said, very few organizations embody change and reformation the way that End Citizens United does. Moreover, End Citizens United remains focused on repealing a Supreme Court decision that favored loose laws regarding political campaign funding. Fortunately, their cries have not gone unnoticed. In fact, the…

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    Here, we will be going through the process on how a United States presidential candidate is nominated for president. It is not widely known that many candidates never look to be one in the first place. Often times, they are individuals in a community who have a history of being recognized public speakers over social or small government issues. These individuals are commonly found when a party leader discovers them and asks if…

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    City-states of the ancient world were one of the first political entities with democratic governance. Part of the democratic process is authorizing individuals to make decisions, holding these individuals accountable, and for these individual to be responsive to the needs of the community (Pitkin, 1957). Today, cities have low levels of democratic participation that hold elected officials accountable and authorize them to have the power to make a decision. At the same time, a majority of the…

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    “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Franklin D. Roosevelt who also goes by the nickname of “FDR,” impacted the United States as well as the world in major way. Franklin D. Roosevelt served as the 32nd president of the United States during an economic crisis. (“Franklin D. Roosevelt Biography”) FDR was born in 1882 in New York. His parents James and Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt were both wealthy people. Roosevelt enrolled into Harvard University in 1900 after graduating Groton. While he…

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    Democracy in America is changing drastically as the time goes by. Some of this change is for the worse, of course, but there is still a number of positive changes in the government of the United States. Although America is essentially a republic (or as the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it: “a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader rather than by a king or queen”) it has come to uphold many of the ideals of a democracy. The founding fathers of this…

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    persuading politicians to favor those who donate to their campaign rather than their constituents. The…

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    appointments are looking old, white, and male. Many of which are qualified to fill their roles in the cabinet. With these appointments being considered: Newt Gingrich being secretary of the state, Rudy Giuliani being attorney general, Trump's finance chair, being secretary of the Treasury, Lew Eisenberg, RNC finance chair considered to be secretary…

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    Political campaigns stand as one of the staples of a democratic system of government, giving the citizenry access to the politicians who could represent them on a local, state, or national level. In america, every election is different with varying rules, ballot structures, level of media coverage, and participating constituents. Currently, the U.S. 2016 presidential campaign is in full force and quickly approaching the national conventions, which will finally declare who the Republican and…

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