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McCutcheon v. FEC

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A Supreme Court campaign-finance case applying free speech protections to limits on individual political contributions and used to analyze models of democracy.

AP course connection

Topic 5.11: 5.11 Campaign Finance

Unit 5

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