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Review the case of McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission.
In a 750-1,000 word essay, address the following:
- Review and summarize the history of the McCutcheon case.
- Summarize majority and minority opinion of the case. Which argument appears more legitimate? Why?
- Discuss whether the McCutcheon decision either enhances or detracts from the public’s ability to interact meaningfully in the analysis stage of public policy. Defend your rationale.
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Running Head: ECONOMICS
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Economics
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Economics
McCutcheon was a conservative businessman who was generous and liked giving cash to
politicians and political committees. In the last election cycle in the United States of America,
McCutcheon had donated thousands of dollars to fund the political campaigns. According to his
statements, he could have given more money if the law had not restricted the amount that one
should donate during each election cycle to candidates and politicians. Since McCutcheon was
not satisfied with the restriction, he felt that the law against donations was a violation of the first
amendment (Geertz & Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions,
2000). Also, the Republican National Committee joined in and supported McCutcheon on his
arguments stating that he had a right to make any amounts of donations as he wished.
On the other hand, the Federal Electoral Commission and other people who find it
necessary to have tight restrictions on funding campaigns feel that the limitation remains
effective since it helps in fighting against corruption. According to the law that was applied
during the 2013 to 20...
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