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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > interest groups and lobbies > political action committees
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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political communications > political action committees
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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media forms > journalism > political communications > political groups and organizations > political action committees
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > journalism > political communications > political groups and organizations > political action committees
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political action committees  

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  • Political action committees (PACs) are organizations that raise and distribute campaign contributions to candidates for Congress and other offices. Their rapid growth during the 1970s and 1980s made them for a time one of the most controversial aspects of the campaign financing system. [Source: Congress A to Z; Political Action Committees (PAC)]

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