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This 5 page tutorial paper discusses the influence of political action committees (PAC) in political campaigns. The writer begins by defining PACs and discusses their importance to candidates, the approximate number of PACs and how much they contribute to the campaign funds. The writer offers both the positive and negative effects of PACs and offers some examples of how these groups have influenced legislation. The writer ends by concluding these groups bring more negative results than positive. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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File: MM12_PGpacs.rtf
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we have followed your instructions.] [Tutorial: We will begin this paper by explaining what a political action committee (PAC) is, i.e., a special interest group. We will then discuss campaign
financing and include examples of how PAC contributions influenced Congressional actions. It is important for the student to include their own research in the final paper and to remember to
cite TPS as a source.] A political action committee (PAC) is described as an organization established for the purpose of helping their chosen candidates win the election (The American
Presidency 2000). Political action committees may be established by any specific group or combination of groups, including unions, corporations and/or other large interest groups such as trial lawyers, pharmaceutical companies
and so on (The American Presidency 2000). The PAC works by collecting contributions from private individuals; they then distribute these funds to the political candidates they want to support (The
American Presidency 2000). PACs are most common in the national Congressional elections (The American Presidency 2000). There are two primary categories for PACs: 1.) those that are concerned mainly about
economic interests and 2.) those wanting to promote specific political beliefs (The American Presidency 2000). There are about 4,000 PACs in the United States (The Economist 1997). Amongst them, they
contribute about one-third of all the funds collected for campaigning (The Economist 1997). There may be a more dangerous group than PACs; these are the groups within the PAC that
pulls away from their PAC to provide needed funds to a candidate (The Economist 1997). For example, companies in a particular industry may act on their own, giving money to
a candidate at the end of a campaign for a media blitz that will often be exactly what that candidate needs to win the election (The Economist 1997). They certainly
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