JOURNAL ARTICLE

Anti‐Democratic Influence: The Effect of Citizens United on State Democratic Performance.

  • Published In: Legislative Studies Quarterly, 2024, v. 49, n. 3. P. 455 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Fordham, Rachel Funk 3 of 3

Abstract

Does money in politics affect democratic performance? I study the effect of the Supreme Court's 2010 landmark decision in Citizens United v. FEC, which struck down existing state bans on independent campaign expenditures, on democracy in the U.S. states. Results from a difference‐in‐differences design indicate that the Citizens United ruling had a substantial negative effect on state democratic performance and that this effect is largely independent of the effect of Republican party control identified by previous research. The results suggest that unlimited political spending may pose a threat to the health of democracy in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Legislative Studies Quarterly. 2024/08, Vol. 49, Issue 3, p455
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Law
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0362-9805
  • DOI:10.1111/lsq.12447
  • Accession Number:179320444
  • Copyright Statement:Copyright of Legislative Studies Quarterly is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Looking to go deeper into this topic? Look for more articles on EBSCOhost.