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The advantages of incumbency in congressional elections include which of the following?

1 and 2 only

Which of the following scenarios is most closely related to the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) ?

A labor union spends millions of dollars to independently run negative advertisements about a presidential candidate shortly before the election.

Political parties have been strengthening over the last decade.

False

PAC's exsist because of which federal law?

Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974

Which of the following is an example of a single party issue?

Green Party

in 2004, which outside spending in Congressional races has increased the most?

Independent expenditures by PAC's, groups, and individuals

Which of the following allows individual citizens to connect with their government so their views on policy can be heard and implemented?

Linkage institutions

The Judicial Branch is intended to be nonpartisan. How have political parties impacted the Judicial Branch?

The Chief Justice is appointed by the controlling party in the senate

Two interest groups are competing for influence in Congress. One group represents banking institutions, while the other advocates for consumer protections. A critic of the influence of interest groups would make which of the following claims?

The banking interest group likely has greater financial resources and access to policymakers than the consumer protection group.

Which of the following is true of amicus curiae briefs?

They are used by interest groups to lobby courts.

Which elected office would likely require the most money for a successful campaign?

US Senate (in CA)

What is "Party dealignment"?

When more people are trending away from the parties and towards independent.


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