McCutcheon and Capping Donations
Supreme Court Decision. This recent Supreme Court Ruling reversed a federal law that capped how much one individual can contribute, en toto, to federal candidates […]
Campaigns and Elections
Citizens United v. F.E.C (2010)
Supreme Court Decision. The Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission decision ruled that Congress’s limitation of electioneering by independent groups in the days near an […]
Superdelegates
The division within the Democratic Party. Superdelegates are unelected and unpledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Generally they are elected officials (congress members, governor, […]
Congressional Campaign Committees
Members try to get their own elected. Both the Democrats and the Republicans maintain permanent committees in both the House and the Senate that are […]
Critical Elections and Realignment
Political Realignment? A realigning election is rare in American history. Political scientists generally agreed that there have been at least five realigning elections in American […]