Question

What is the purpose of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)?

A. To ban hard money contributions to candidates.

B. To reduce hard money contributions to political parties.

C. To Ban soft money contributions to interest groups.

D. To reduce soft money contributions to political parties.

Answer 1

Option D. i.e to reduce soft money contributions to political parties is the correct answer.

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act , also known by the name of McCain-Feingold Act is a major amendment of the Federal Election Campaign Act 1971 passed by the US congress in 2002. Its goal was to reduce the increased use of soft money to fund advertising by political parties.