“In Any Calendar Year in Which an Individual Is a Candidate

“In any calendar year in which an individual is a candidate for Federal office and an election for such Federal office is held in such year, such reports shall be filed not later than the tenth day before the date on which such election is held and shall be complete as of the fifteenth day before the date of such election… Any contribution of $1000 or more received after the fifteenth day but more than 48 hours, before any election shall be reported within 48 hours after its receipt… Every person…who makes contributions or expenditures, other than by contribution to a political committee or candidate…in excess of $1000 within a calendar year shall file with the Commission…”
--Federal Election Campaign Act, 1974
-Which of the following was a goal of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974?

A) limit the corrupting influence of money in politics
B) require donors to give equally to presidential candidates
C) remove the power of interest groups in politics
D) establish strict requirements for how campaigns spent money -Consider This: The act limited the amount that donors could contribute,but did not establish strict rules for how that money could be spent.