campaign finance
Political donation system
Campaign finance refers to the money raised and spent to influence elections—funding candidates, political parties, and advocacy groups.
It encompasses donations, expenditures, and the regulations governing both: campaign finance reform, campaign finance laws.
The term often appears in debates about political corruption and the influence of wealthy donors: The Supreme Court's ruling reshaped campaign finance in America.
- PACsCampaign contribution poolers
- super PACsUnlimited-donation political groups
- political action committeeOrganization funding electoral campaigns
- bundlingGrouping items as one
- big donorsGenerous financial supporters
donor class · contribution limits · public funding · soft money · quid pro quo · lobbying · Citizens United · corruption scandals · elections · grassroots movements · political donations · ethics violations · crowdfunding · hard money · donor · donation · democracy · fundraising
- campaigningcandidate, canvassing, fundraising, rallies, rally
- Presidential Electionsballot, ballot box, electoral votes, popular vote, voter turnout
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- political sciencepolitical science, political theory, political behavior, political economy, political institutions
- 1990sMonica Lewinsky, impeachment, NAFTA, Whitewater, Oklahoma City bombing
- anticorruptionanti-graft, ethics commission, ethics committee, graft, kickback
campaign financedark money
Undisclosed political contributions
black money · money laundering · slush funds · slush fund · pay-to-play
campaign financegrassroots activism
Citizen-led political engagement
volunteer labor · civic participation · community organizing · sweat equity · direct action
campaign, finance, finances, financial, financing, campaigner, financed, financier, campaigning