Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
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The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act is a major U.S. law enacted in 2002 that overhauled campaign finance rules by restricting soft money contributions and regulating political advertising in federal elections.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act canonical | 2 |
| McCain–Feingold Act | 1 |
| McCain–Feingold law | 1 |
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Target entity: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Context triple: [United States federal elections, campaignFinanceLaw, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act]
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Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
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Shepard–Byrd Act
The Shepard–Byrd Act is a U.S. federal hate-crime law that expanded protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
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Federal Election Campaign Act
The Federal Election Campaign Act is a landmark U.S. law that regulates federal campaign finance, including contribution limits, disclosure requirements, and public funding of presidential elections.
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is a landmark 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that dramatically expanded the political spending rights of corporations and unions by treating such expenditures as protected speech.
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Protect America Act of 2007
The Protect America Act of 2007 was a U.S. law that temporarily expanded the government's authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign intelligence targets, particularly in the context of post-9/11 national security concerns.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Target entity description: The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act is a major U.S. law enacted in 2002 that overhauled campaign finance rules by restricting soft money contributions and regulating political advertising in federal elections.
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A.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
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B.
Shepard–Byrd Act
The Shepard–Byrd Act is a U.S. federal hate-crime law that expanded protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
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C.
Federal Election Campaign Act
The Federal Election Campaign Act is a landmark U.S. law that regulates federal campaign finance, including contribution limits, disclosure requirements, and public funding of presidential elections.
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D.
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is a landmark 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that dramatically expanded the political spending rights of corporations and unions by treating such expenditures as protected speech.
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E.
Protect America Act of 2007
The Protect America Act of 2007 was a U.S. law that temporarily expanded the government's authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign intelligence targets, particularly in the context of post-9/11 national security concerns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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campaign finance law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
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surface form:
McCain–Feingold Act
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ⓘ
surface form:
McCain–Feingold law
|
| amends |
Federal Election Campaign Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
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| appliesTo |
corporations
ⓘ
federal candidates ⓘ labor unions ⓘ national party committees ⓘ political action committees ⓘ |
| challengedInCase |
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
ⓘ
Davis v. Federal Election Commission ⓘ Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ⓘ
surface form:
FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.
McConnell v. Federal Election Commission ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 107th United States Congress ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasisDebate | First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| containsProvision | Millionaire’s Amendment ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsCategory | electioneering communications ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 2002-03-27 ⓘ |
| defines | electioneering communications as broadcast, cable, or satellite communications referring to a clearly identified federal candidate close to an election ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 2002 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Federal Election Commission ⓘ |
| increases | individual contribution limits to federal candidates ⓘ |
| indexes | individual contribution limits to inflation ⓘ |
| limits | soft money contributions to state and local party committees for federal election activity ⓘ |
| MillionairesAmendmentEffect | raised contribution limits for candidates facing self-financed opponents ⓘ |
| partiallyInvalidatedBy |
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
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Davis v. Federal Election Commission ⓘ FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
curb issue advocacy ads close to elections
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limit soft money contributions to political parties ⓘ reduce influence of money in federal elections ⓘ |
| prohibits |
national political party soft money fundraising
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soft money donations from corporations to national party committees ⓘ soft money donations from labor unions to national party committees ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 107-155 ⓘ |
| regulates |
electioneering communications
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independent expenditures ⓘ issue advocacy ads ⓘ political advertising ⓘ political campaign contributions ⓘ soft money ⓘ |
| requires |
disclaimer statements on certain political advertisements
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disclosure of donors for electioneering communications ⓘ |
| restricts |
corporate funding of electioneering communications
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labor union funding of electioneering communications ⓘ |
| shortName | BCRA ⓘ |
| signedIntoLawBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| sponsorInHouse |
Christopher Shays
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Marty Meehan ⓘ |
| sponsorInSenate |
John McCain
ⓘ
Russ Feingold ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
campaign finance regulation
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federal elections ⓘ |
| timeWindowRestriction |
30 days before a primary election for certain broadcast ads
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60 days before a general election for certain broadcast ads ⓘ |
| tookEffectOn | 2002-11-06 ⓘ |
| upheldInPartBy | McConnell v. Federal Election Commission ⓘ |
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Subject: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Description of subject: The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act is a major U.S. law enacted in 2002 that overhauled campaign finance rules by restricting soft money contributions and regulating political advertising in federal elections.
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