Funding Campaigns

Where does the money candidates receive come from?

• individuals

• political parties

• PACs

• corporations

Where does the money the parties receive come from?

• individuals

• fundraisers

• PACs

• corporations

Where does the money PACs receive come from?

• individuals

• political parties

• corporations

• unions

PACs are organizations created with a political goal. Their donations to candidates are limited.

• True.

• False.

Who can produce ads in collaboration with the candidates?

• political parties

• Super PACs

Corporations can produce with a political objective ads as long as they are not working in direct collaboration with any candidates.

• True.

• False.

Corporations and unions have to disclose their donations to Super PACs, i.e. they cannot remain anonymous.

• True.

• False.

If a corporation makes a political ad, this corporation has to disclose its identity.

• True.

• False.

Nonprofit organizations can make political ads, even if they are not registered as a political organization.

• True.

• False.

Donations to nonprofit organizations can be anonymous. What is a dangerous potential consequence of that?

• Nonprofits may not have enough money to make ads that are as good as a large corporation's ads.

• A corporation may anonymously donate to a nonprofit, and then indirectly contribute to a campaign in favor or against a candidate.