The appearance and increase in ________ was an unintended resulted of an amendment in 1979 to the original Campaign Reform Act,which allows parties to raise and spend money on voter registration and other campaign materials without limits on spending or the size of contributions that they can accept.

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Soft money refers to the unrestricted and unregulated funds political parties could raise and spend on various activities like voter registration drives, issue advocacy, and advertisements. The amendment to the original Campaign Reform Act of 1979 legalized the soft money loophole in campaign finance regulations, allowing parties to accept contributions of any size from individuals, corporations, and labor unions. Soft money played a significant role in financing political campaigns until the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 banned such contributions to national political parties.

The Appearance and Increase in ________ Was an Unintended Resulted