Spring 2027

Campaign Finance

Examines campaign finance, covering philosophical rationales, regulatory history, contribution influence, international laws, and reform proposals.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.39 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.64 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.32 GPA, 69.7% A/AB (n=33 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Understand and articulate the major philosophical and constitutional rationales and arguments for a more (or less) restrictive regulatory framework for campaign finance.

  • Identify the connections between regulatory structures and the political consequences (both intended and unintended) of those structures.

  • Understand the history of campaign finance regulation, the causes of major changes, and the current regulatory structure.

  • Understand the jurisprudence and major Supreme Court decisions that have set the terms of campaign finance regulation.

  • Connect controversies over campaign finance regulation to broader themes in Americanpolitics.

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing and (POLI SCI 104 or LEGAL ST/​POLI SCI 217)

POLISCI 511

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.39 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.64 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.32 GPA, 69.7% A/AB (n=33 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Philosophical rationale behind campaign finance regulations
  • History of regulatory frameworks
  • Influence of campaign contributions on decision making
  • Campaign finance laws in other countries
  • Reform proposals
  • Jurisprudence and Supreme Court decisions

Skills

  • Articulate philosophical and constitutional rationales for campaign finance regulation
  • Identify connections between regulatory structures and political consequences
  • Understand jurisprudence and Supreme Court decisions on campaign finance
  • Connect campaign finance controversies to broader American political themes

Grades

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About this comparison

1330 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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