AP Government - Unit V

The political arm of an interest group that is legally entitled to raise money in order to contribute funds directly to candidates.

• 527 Groups

• Independent expenditures

• PACs

• SuperPACs

Their primary goal is to win elections.

• Interest Groups
• Political Parties
• 527 Groups
• PACs

Which of these is mentioned in the Constitution?

• Interest Groups
• Political Parties
• The Electoral College
• PACs

Periods where a sharp and lasting shift occurs in the popular coalition supporting one or both parties.

• Dealignment
• Party polarization
• Coattail effect
• Realigning ("critical") election

A primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote.

• Closed Primary
• Open Primary
• Runoff Primary
• Blanket Primary

Which of these does NOT benefit the continuation of the two-party system?

• Single-member districts
• Winner-take-all elections
• Proportional representation
• Democrat and Republican dominance

Which of these elections has the highest turnout?

• Off-year elections
• Midterm elections
• General Presidential elections
• Local elections

Campaign money with the most strict of limits

• Hard money
• Soft money
• Private money
• Corporate money

Organization that regulates campaign finance in the United States.

• FDC
• FCC
• FEC
• FRC

Law that banned soft money and forced candidates to explicitly acknowledge approval of all TV ads.

• Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946
• Federal Election Commission Act of 1971
• Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold Act)
• Hatch Act of 1939