AP Government Unit V Flashcard

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Which was a result of the Federal Elections Campaign Act? Options: Limited individual and PAC donations, Banned soft money, Limited candidates to only public funding, led to rise of SuperPACs

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Limited individual and PAC donations

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Which is true about PACs? Options: They can spend unlimited money on campaigns, They do not have to disclose donors, They are limited in the amount they can contribute to candidates., They are regulated by the FDA

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They are limited in the amount they can contribute to candidates.

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What are independent expenditures?

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Money spent but not coordinating with candidate

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A voter who often votes based on self-interest?

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Rational Choice Voter

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In Citizen United v. FEC the Supreme Court ruled

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corporations & unions can spend unlimited amounts on campaigns but not to candidates

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Which was a direct result of the Citizens United court ruling? Options: decrease in campaign spending, creation of SuperPACs, creation of 501 c groups, decrease in use of public funds in campaigns

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creation of SuperPACs

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Spending by political action committees, corporations, or labor unions to help a party or candidate but done independently of them is called

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an independent expenditure

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A committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and contributes campaign money from voluntary donations to candidates.

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PAC

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Which is true of the BCRA / McCain-Feingold Act? Options: banned soft money, banned hard money, led to Super PAC's, It never passed Congress

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banned soft money

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The political arm of a corporation or labor union who are governed by campaign finance laws.

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PACs