32 Search Results for Campaigns and Super PACs
Abstract
In what is shaping up to be the strangest election in United States history, the contest between the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Republican nominee, billionaire real estate developer Don Continue Reading...
.....political ads changed over the last 60 years? Please use examples from the 1960's, 1980's and 2000's to support your answer.
In the beginning when TV was first used in the United States by the public, political ads were scarce. In t Continue Reading...
Campaign Finance Reform
With our national election cycle reaching its quadrennial fervor, filled with frenzied campaigning and feverish advertising blitzes, American citizens are once again charged with the enormous task of deciding upon their next Continue Reading...
Campaign Finance Spending
You decide
Campaign finance spending reform
For many years, campaign finance reform was an important 'talking point' amongst populist Democratic and Republican senators alike, cumulating in the McCain-Feingold Act. The Ac Continue Reading...
Campaign for the U.S. Presidency
When Barack Obama was elected to the presidency in 2008, it was a remarkable historical event; never before had an African-American achieved the highest office in the United States. And Obama was facing a daunting ta Continue Reading...
American Anti-Corruption Act: The Tipping Point for American Citizens
The American Anti-Corruption Act:
A tipping point for American citizens
In the wake of increasing concerns about the undue influence of money and special interest groups in Amer Continue Reading...
Federal Campaign Contributions
Over the last several years, this issue of campaign finance has been increasingly brought to the forefront. This is because the influences of the affluent and special interests in the field of politics have become more Continue Reading...
2012 presidential campaigns, the use of television advertising was characterized by unprecedented advertising volumes. The political advertising in the 2012 presidential campaign contributed greatly to the win of Obama into office due to high consis Continue Reading...
Financial Aspect of Political Elections Today
Money is a central element in the contemporary society and political election contests make no exception from the rule. Candidates and their teams need a great deal of resources in order to be able to p Continue Reading...
Election:
The coming presidential elections in the United States will be conducted on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and will be America's 57th quadrennial presidential election. As the election approaches, various initiatives and measures have been tak Continue Reading...
2012 Political Campaign Funds of Presidential Election
Various reasons contribute to the usage of money by politicians during the campaign period. Some of them include conflict of interest whereby the politicians use their power to lure the public Continue Reading...
Rick Santorum's official campaign put out the next ad, entitled Obama Ville. It was released on March 23, 2012. It creates the image of empty American towns in 2 years, and uses very dark imagery and almost horror-genre like angst. The images of th Continue Reading...
2012 Election
Primary Factors Contributing to Obama's Victory in 2012 Presidential Election
For some, the outcome of the 2012 U.S. presidential election was a foregone conclusion; incumbent presidents rarely lose their second election, and the chal Continue Reading...
Voting is a privilege and a right. A right that was denied for millions of people. Only until the passing of the Voting Rights Act did minorities have a chance to not only vote, but change the face of the government. Before 1965, minorities, especial Continue Reading...
Political Campaigns: Incumbents and Fundraising
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When conducting a political campaign race, early money is an advantage because it helps to increase visibility and spread the message; however, it is by no means the greatest factor in a campaign&rsqu Continue Reading...
Strategic Use and Impact of Social Media in the 2012 Elections
The goal of the research is to find evidence of the use and impact of social media in U.S.'s 2012 presidential elections. This is because it was reported that President Obama won the ele Continue Reading...
Congressional Senators
GEORGIA AND ITS SENATORS
Named after King George 2 of Great Britain, the State of Georgia is situated in the South Eastern side of the United States. The state was the last state to be set up in 1732 among initial thirteen c Continue Reading...
Question 1
There are varying definitions for a nation-state and non-state actor. First it is important to understand what each one signifies to understand the differences. The nation-state, is a kind of unit that may join a political entity of a coun Continue Reading...
The First Amendment
The First Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people p Continue Reading...
Judicial Review
Judiciary -governing and selection
Judiciary: Article Review
One of the most controversial decisions in recent memory of the U.S. Supreme Court was that of Citizens United, which effectively declared corporations 'persons' in terms Continue Reading...
Question 1: Interest groups attempt to influence politicians and public policy in a variety of ways. Define the term interest group, distinguishing it from a political party, and briefly describe some of the ways interest groups seek influence.The ov Continue Reading...
Voting rights in the U.S. has reached a critical stage as the Establishment becomes more concerned with the threat of outsider takeover. Recent years have seen everything from gerrymandering to heightened coordination among political elites (like Mit Continue Reading...
The Political Nature of the Federal Budget Process
Introduction
The federal budget process is overseen by US Congressmen, who are fundamentally immersed in the political nature of government. As Elwood (2008) notes, members of Congress are influenced Continue Reading...
Corporate Citizens
Who says Corporations are citizens?
Do notions of citizenship apply to organizations? If so, why and how? What are the mechanics of compliance with citizenship obligations, rights, duties, etc. Why is this even a topic of debate? Continue Reading...
Monarchy vs. Democracy
When it comes to monarchies, much of the modern world has rejected them, though the West used to be ruled by monarchs. Today, monarchs thrive in the Middle East, particularly in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where a monarchic Continue Reading...
Problems That Arise When Groups are Categorized as Individuals
The difficulty of determining the extent to which group policy evaluation vs. individual evaluations differ is that context is the deciding factor, and contextual factors are always shift Continue Reading...
Until such time as radical action is taken the power of those with money will continue to increase and the democratic system in the United States will continue to erode.
Works Cited
Bingham, Francis. "Show Me the Money: Public Access and Accountab Continue Reading...
Next, Colbert skewers Donald Trump. In his role as a conservative newscaster, Colbert begins with feigned outrage that Trump is not running "Who is going to tell OPEC the fun is over?" he cries when Trump is shown making his announcement that he is Continue Reading...
Public Relation Political Environment President Obama recently publicized support gay marriage. While acknowledging power legislate marriage rests states federal government, Obama's announcement historic marked time a sitting President publicly suppo Continue Reading...
Capitol Crimes
In the United States, the government has had to deal with accusations of corruption and duplicity from the beginning of the nation's creation. Unfortunately, many of these accusations have been found to be true and those in positions Continue Reading...
In an attempt to compete Wii, Microsoft put together all the features from its Xbox 360 gaming platform and offered the result in the shape of a bundle of two games at the price of $279.99 in which the following were included: five family-friendly g Continue Reading...
Interactivity in Video Games and Movies
Information technology has changed the way we live in today's world. Everything from our television to our cell phones are connected through network medium. Computers define the way we do many of the things i Continue Reading...