POLSC401: Ethics and Public Policy

10.2: Ethics, Lobbying, Elections, and Campaign Finance Issues

• The Center for Responsive Politics: "Ten Things You Should Know" URL

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• Harper's Magazine: Kenneth Silverstein's "Their Men in Washington: Undercover with D.C.'s Lobbyists for Hire" URL

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• Washington Post: Robert O'Harrow Jr., Kimberly Kindy, and Dan Keating's "Rise in Stock Ownership among Lawmakers Brings Ethics Concerns" URL

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• R. Sam Garrett's "The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress" URL

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• Jacob R. Straus' "Lobbying the Executive Branch: Current Practices and Options for Change" URL

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• Jack Maskell's "Grassroots Lobbying: Constitutionality of Disclosure Requirements" URL

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• U.S. Supreme Court: "Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (2009)" URL

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• Santa Clara University: Tom Hoog's "Ethical Conflicts and Dilemmas of Lobbying" Page

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• Federal Election Commission: "FEC and the Federal Campaign Finance Law" Page

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• CATO Institute: Bradley A. Smith's "Campaign Finance Reform and Free Speech" Page

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