AP Government & Politics: Elections/Campaigns

Which banned soft money contributions to national political parties from corporations and unions ?

• Wesberry v. Sanders

• Buckley v. Valeo

• Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

• Federal Election Campaign Act

A committee set up by corporation or interest group that raises money from donations is called ?

• Interest group

• Political Action Committee

• Ways and Means Committee

• Rules Committee

Political contributions that are limited in amounts and are fully disclosed are called ?

• Hard Money

• Soft Money

• Gerrymandering

• PAC

Type of primary election in which only allows people registered in that party holding to vote ?

• Direct

• Open

• Blanket

• Closed

How are electoral votes determined for each state ?

• # of House Reps. for the state + # of Senators for the state

• # of Senators for the state

• # of federal courts in the state

• # of House Reps. for the state

Who chooses the President if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes ?

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Run off election

How many electoral votes are needed to become President ?

• 360

• 545

• 270

• 260

The images below are examples of ? (Hint: They are hold after the Primary elections )

• National Party Conventions (RNC/DNC)

• Grassroots

• Presidential debates

• Presidential Inaugurations

These types of campaign advertisements are called ?

• Testimonial

• Transfer

• Mudslinging

• Plain Folks