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Merriman, W. Richard, Jr. – 1986
The necessity for candidates for public office to gather money in order to mount effective campaigns has raised concerns that campaign contributions may give some individuals and groups improper influence on the selection of public officials and the making of public policy. Part of this concern stems from the pluralist theory that maintains that…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Democratic Values, Fund Raising, Higher Education
