Buckley v. Valeo and Campaign Finance
Allie Boldt, Money in Politics Legal Fellow at Demos, explained the ruling in Buckley v. Valeo. She discussed the ruling's impact on campaign finance laws and some of the issues that it has caused.
Description
Allie Boldt, Money in Politics Legal Fellow at Demos, explained the ruling in the Supreme Court Case Buckley v. Valeo. She discussed the ruling's impact on campaign finance laws and some of the issues that it has caused.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What issues did Buckley v. Valeo deal with?
- How did the Supreme Court rule regarding campaign contribution limits?
- According to the court ruling, what was the only reason to justify campaign finance reform?
- In regard to campaign finance reform, what does the ruling restrict the government from doing?
- What are some of the limitations of the Buckley case ruling?
Additional Resources
- Bell Ringer: Campaign Finance and Free Speech- Buckley v. Valeo
Hans Von Spakovsky provides examples of historical political speech and how he interprets the issue of Campaign Finance in relation to First Amendment free speech rights.
- Bell Ringer: Citizens United and the 1st Amendment
Justice Antonin Scalia on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and presidential campaign money.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Buckley V. Valeo
- Campaign Contributions
- Candidate
- Corruption
- Donor Class
- Supreme Court