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Federal Election Campaign Act  

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  • The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) was the first serious attempt to regulate the raising and spending of money in U.S. federal elections. The ways in which it does so have important effects on political campaigns and their methods of communication with voters. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Federal Election Campaign Act]

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