ch 7 test review
which of the following is NOT a federal law governing political campaign financing
a person can spend no more than $1,000 in an election on behalf of a candidate without that candidate's permission
which of the following is NOT legal under the current federal presidential campaign financing laws
a person or group can contribute unlimited funds to a political campaign
which of the following statements about PACs is FALSE
they can raise funds only for presidential and congressional campaigns
which of the following statements about voting machines is true
they do away with the need for manual vote counting
the detailed provisions of federal election laws are important
to maintain honest and free elections at all levels
Why are voting machines used?
to minimize vote-counting errors
the most costly items in a typical campaign budget today are
tv ads
the most expensive item in a typical campaign budget is
tv advertisements
all of the following are loopholes in the current federal elections laws EXCEPT
unlimited contributions by PACs to any one federal candidate
the constitution gives the power to set the date for holding congressional elections to
congress
the pigs are eating
federal matching funds for presidential candidates
the man outside the truck is
gathering legal public funds for presidential candidates
the use of pigs suggests that presidential candidates are
greedy
Money is an indispensable campaign resource because
it allows candidates to make themselves known to the public
which of the following statements about the FEC is FALSE
it regulates the use of money in state and local elections only
the purpose of poll watchers is to
make sure that only qualified people vote
the nominating stage is important in the electoral process mostly because
nominations set real limits to the choices voters can make in general elections
a primary in which candidates are not labeled by party is known as a
nonpartisan primary
On which ballot are candidates listed together under the title of the position they seek?
office-group ballot
in a closed primary
only declared party members can vote
which of the following ballots tends to encourage straight-ticket voting
party-column ballot
The biggest drawback of the need for large amounts of money to campaign is that
people who cannot raise the money are denied a chance to be elected
the smallest geographic unit for conducting an election is a
precinct
the pigs depicted in the cartoon represent
presidential candidates
the oldest form of the nominating process in the us is
self-announcement
the FEC enforces laws in each of the following EXCEPT
setting the max amount a candidate may contribute to his or her own campign
In general, the cartoon
suggests it is ironic that candidates take public funds while supporting lower federal spending
the convention system at first seemed more representative of the party as a whole than the caucus because
all party members could vote for delegates to send to county conventions
petitions to nominate candidates
are generally required by State law for nominating minor party candidates
campaign contributions to a presidential candidate can
be made by any american
what practice is the subject of the cartoon?
public funding of federal campaigns
voters are asked to complete election ballots in all of the following ways EXCEPT
raising hands at a public meeting