Looks at campaign and election reform and legal issues on campaign fund raising, including the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 and the Bipartisan Compaign Reform Act of 2002, with a chronology and profiles of key figures. This book lives up to its series title. Beginning with the Declaration of Independence and ending with the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, coverage includes the Electoral College and the complicated world of campaign-finance reform as well as the technology used to record individual voter records. Legislation and court cases that have determined the current electoral process in our country are reviewed, and explanations of the legal battles waged during the 2000 presidential election between George Bush and Al Gore are included. Brief biographies and a glossary in the middle of the book will familiarize users with names and terms that appear. One chapter outlines how to research related topics such as the media, court decisions, and the electoral system. The author also offers a bit of advice on how to evaluate a source for objectivity. An annotated topical bibliography and a contact list of state and federal agencies close the book.