Crash Course Political Campaigns EC 2020

American elections, compared to elections elsewhere are particularly:

• expensive

• long

• corrupt

• all of these

• only A and B

The purpose of political campaigns include...

• as part of the process of party creation

• to provide voters with information

• to pressure Congressional committee deliberations

• all of these

A political campaign ...

• are temporary organizations

• is an organized drive on the part of a candidate to get elected to an office.

• are geared towards a particular election

• all of these

Which of the following are campaign organizations?

• US Chamber of Congress

• AFL-CIO

• the DNC and the RNC

• all of these

The main tactic of political campaigns

• is known as the stump speech

• is the use of email

• is the use of social media

• is the robo phone call

Appeals for money almost always

• will reference one of your interests which the candidate supports

• is made by PAC’s not campaigns

• indicate that they are tax deductible

• Only A and B

Campaigns are expensive because ?

• they need to reach 220 million people of voting age.

• they go on for a long time.

• Americans expect them to be personal and this takes money for travel, etc.

• all of these

• Only A and B

Campaign finance rules,

• exist because of the potential for corruption.

• Exist because campaign contributions are essentially bribes that must be regulated

• Must conform to the most important Supreme Court case on campaign finance - Buckley V Valleo.

• all of these

• Only A and B

The video discussed the most famous 527 group in recent political memory--- Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, which

was more of an organization against a particular candidate himself more than an "issue advocacy" group .

• True

• False

A candidate and their campaign can spend however much they raise without limits

• True

• False