Presidential Campaign 1860:

Abraham Lincoln spent $100,000 on his campaign

Stephan Douglas spent $50,000 on his campaign

Presidential Campaign 1960:

John F. Kennedy spent $9,700,000 on his campaign

Richard Nixon spent $10,100,000 on his campaign

Students will identify the need for campaign finance reform laws.

What images do you see?

What symbols to you see?

What do you think the “little man” might represent?

What do you think the “big man” might represent?

What questions do you have?

Who is the intended audience?

What time period is this?

Why is campaign finance represented by this “big man”?

How does the small man feel?

What point is the artist trying to make?

Who do you think will be the champion?

What is Campaign Finance Reform?Reform means to change

(Explain vocabulary with students)The principal campaign committee of a candidate shall notify the Secretary or the Commission, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, in writing, of any contribution of $1,000 or more received by any authorized committee of such candidate(Allow students to study samples of actual Federal Election Campaign Act)

To each candidate or candidate committee per election

To national party committee per calendar year

To political action committees per calendar year Total biennial limit

Individuals may give: $2,400 $30,400 $5,000 $115,500

Multi candidate committees may give:

$5,000 $15,000 $5,000 No limit

Other political Committees may give:

$2,400 $20,000 $5,000 No limit

According to both cartoons, what has changed about campaign spending?