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What do the parties have to largely depend on for campaign funding?
DONATIONS
How does a presidential contender qualify for public funding in the pre-convention period?
To qualify for public money, a candidate has to agree to limit the amount he or she will spend on a campaign.
Why would an interest group choose campaign contributions?
Campaign contributions give faster results than lawsuits or mass mobilization- you are dealing with one person (the politician you are funding); it buys the candidate's loyalty and support; it provides access when the interest group needs assistance; it is more effective on a single, focused issue; you don't need a large group of people to back you up (as with mass mobilization).
What disadvantages does a third party candidate have?
Winner-take-all aspect of electoral college ballot access campaign financing (rules/limits, not effects) Federal funding of presidential elections exclusion from presidential debates single-member plurality districts
The influence of interest groups through the courts occurs through?
In the United States system of federal judiciary the courts are independent but still at threat to the influences by special interest and lobbies. These political threats to judicial impartiality come from campaign finance laws and how the executive and legislative branches pander to constituents. Campaign finance can influence the president toward a certain nominee. In turn the Senators who have the authority to confirm judicial nominees are also subject to the influence of interest group funding. These two confluences of interest group funding can corrupt judicial impartiality and the very selection process thereof. Interest groups can affect state laws and in many jurisdictions attorney generals, prosecutors, law enforcement chiefs and judges are elected making the system inherently partisan.
