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# Definition Sets
1money raised in unlimited amounts by political parties for party-building purposes. now largely illegal except for limited contributions to state or local parties for voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts.13 sets
2political contributions made in such a way as to avoid the united states regulations for federal election campaigns (as by contributions to a political action committee)8 sets
3contributions to a state or local party for party-building purposes.7 sets
4unlimited amounts of money that political parties previously could raise for party-building purposes. now largely illegal except for limited contributions to state and local parties for voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts7 sets
5funds obtained by political parties that are spent on party activities, such as get-out-the-vote drives, but not on behalf of a specific candidate7 sets
6money distributed form a national political party organization that wasn ot regulated by law; restricted by the bipartisan campaign finance reform act of 20026 sets
7funds to aid parties5 sets
8political parties solicit unlimited funds from individuals, corporations, spend on voter registration campaigns and get-out the-vote drives and "not on behalf of specific candidates"5 sets
9political contributions earmarked for party-building expenses at the grassroots level or for generic party advertising. unlike money that goes to the campaign of a particular candidate, such party donations are not subject to contribution limits.5 sets
10political parties can solicit unlimited funds from individuals, corporations, and unions, provided that they spend the money on local party activities such as voter registration campaigns and get-out-the-vote drives and not on behalf of specific candidates4 sets
11money contributed directly to political parties for voter registration and organization4 sets
12funds obtained by political parties that are spent on party activities, such as get-out-vote drives, but not on behalf of a specific candidate4 sets
13political contributions earmarked for party-building expenses at the grass-roots level or for generic party advertising. unlike money that goes to the campaign of a particular candidate, such party donations are not subject to contribution limits. for a time, such contributions were unlimited, until they were banned by the mccain-feingold act.3 sets
14political contributions earmarked for party-building expenses at the grassroots level or for generic party advertising. unlike money that goes to the campaign of a particular candidate, such party donations are not subject to contribution limits. for a time, such contributions were unlimited, until they were banned by the mccain-feingold act.2 sets
15funds given by national committee to state committees for party building activitees2 sets
16the virtually unregulated money funneled by individuals and political committees through state and local parties.2 sets
17funds obtained by political parties that are spent on party activities, such as get-out-the-vote drives, but not on behalf of a specific candidate.2 sets
18money given to state and local party organizations for voting-related activities2 sets
19money not regulated by federal law, used by political parties for general expenses2 sets
20funds to aid parties and their ads and polls2 sets
21campaign contributions that are not donated directly to candidates, but are instead donated to parties.2 sets
22political donations made to parties for the purpose of general party maintenance and support, such as get out the vote campaigns, issue advocacy, and advertisements that promote the party (but not individual candidates). soft money contributions to political parties were banned in 2002 by the bipartisan campaign reform act2 sets
23the virtually unregulated money funneled by individuals and political committees through state and local parties2 sets
24money that is raised and spent for party-building activities2 sets
25money raised in unlimited amounts by political parties for party buildling purposes; now largely illegal except for limited contributions to state and local parties for voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts1 set
26campaign contributions given to political parties rather that directly to candidates1 set
27contributed by interest groups, labor unions and individual donors-not subject to federal regulation1 set
28money spent on party activities rather than specific candidates that does not need to be reported to the federal election commission1 set
29unlimited amounts of money that political parties previously could raise for partybuilding purposes. now largely illegal except for limited contributions to state and local parties for voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts.1 set
30money given to state and local party campaigns for voting related activities1 set
31funds funneled through the system by political parties and political advocacy groups1 set
32funds spent on party activities, but not of the candidates themselves1 set
33money, not regulated by federal law, used by political parties for general expenses.1 set
34unrestricted and unregulated legal campaign contributions made to political parties and intended for party development. significant abuses of these contributions were discovered during the 1996 election1 set
35money contributed to a political candidate or party that is not subject to federal regulations.1 set
36political contributions earmarked for party-building expenses at the grassroots level or for generic party advertising. such party contributions are not subject to contribution limits.1 set
37funds to aid parties and their ads and polls.1 set
38money used by political parties for voter registration, public education, and voter mobilization, until 2002 when congress passed legislation outlawing it, the government had imposed no limits on contributions or expenditures for such purposes1 set
39funds solicited from individuals, corporations, and unions that are spent on party activities, such as voter registration campaigns and voting drives, rather than on behalf of a specific candidate.1 set
40money directed to a candidate indirectly, by means of "party expenses" to circumvent campaign rules1 set