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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


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