Campaign and Election Reform
Campaign and Election Reform covers a wide range of issues, including campaign finance, electoral procedures, and election mechanics. It examines important questions such as how candidates raise campaign funds and what contributors expect in return; whether there should be legal limits on how candidates can raise or spend money and how much; and the role of corporations, unions, and other well-funded interest groups in raising campaign contributions.
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An overview of the timely topic is accompanied by current statistics related to campaign contribution, excerpts from important documents, a legislative summary of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, a chronology of events, biographical information about key players in politics and academia, and a lengthy annotated bibliography. The guide covers issues including campaign finance, electoral procedures, and the mechanics of US elections. Henderson is a writer, editor, and regular Facts on File contributor. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR School Library Journal Gr 9 Up-Packed with information, this book lives up to its series title. Beginning with the Declaration of Independence and ending with the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, coverage includes the Electoral College and the complicated world of campaign-finance reform as well as the technology used to record individual voter records. Legislation and court cases that have determined the current electoral process in our country are reviewed, and explanations of the legal battles waged during the 2000 presidential election between George Bush and Al Gore are included. Brief biographies and a glossary in the middle of the book will familiarize users with names and terms that appear. One chapter outlines how to research related topics such as the media, court decisions, and the electoral system. The author also offers a bit of advice on how to evaluate a source for objectivity. An annotated topical bibliography and a contact list of state and federal agencies close the book. A solid one-stop resource.-Julie Webb, Shelby County High School, Shelbyville, KY Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Pt. IOverview of the Topic1Ch. 1Introduction to Campaign and Election Reform3Ch. 2The Law and Campaigns and Elections45Ch. 3Chronology104Ch. 4Biographical Listing124Ch. 5Glossary134Pt. IIGuide to Further Research153Ch. 6How to Research Campaign and Electoral Reform155Ch. 7Annotated Bibliography174Ch. 8Organizations and Agencies239Pt. IIIAppendices261App. AStatistics Related to Campaign Contributions263App. BBuckley v. Valeo (1976)268App. CThe Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974286App. DLegislative Summary of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002291Index298
\ School Library JournalGr 9 Up-Packed with information, this book lives up to its series title. Beginning with the Declaration of Independence and ending with the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, coverage includes the Electoral College and the complicated world of campaign-finance reform as well as the technology used to record individual voter records. Legislation and court cases that have determined the current electoral process in our country are reviewed, and explanations of the legal battles waged during the 2000 presidential election between George Bush and Al Gore are included. Brief biographies and a glossary in the middle of the book will familiarize users with names and terms that appear. One chapter outlines how to research related topics such as the media, court decisions, and the electoral system. The author also offers a bit of advice on how to evaluate a source for objectivity. An annotated topical bibliography and a contact list of state and federal agencies close the book. A solid one-stop resource.-Julie Webb, Shelby County High School, Shelbyville, KY Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.\ \
