Objective #38 Campaign Finance (MCQ Quizziz)

What did the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) of 1971 establish?

• a) Banned all campaign donations from corporations and unions

• b) Created a system of public financing for presidential campaigns and set limits on contributions

• c) Allowed unlimited contributions from individuals to political parties

• d) Abolished Political Action Committees (PACs)

What was the outcome of the Buckley v. Valeo (1976) Supreme Court case?

• It removed all contribution limits to political campaigns

• It upheld limits on campaign contributions but allowed unlimited spending on campaign expenditures by candidates and independent groups

• It prohibited PACs from making donations to political campaigns

• It banned political donations from individuals

What is "soft money" in the context of campaign finance?

• Money donated to a political campaign that is subject to contribution limits

• Money used for issue advocacy and party-building activities, not directly supporting specific candidates

• Money donated by individual voters to political candidates

• Money from public financing allocated for presidential campaigns

What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002 do?

• It allowed unlimited contributions from corporations and unions

• It raised contribution limits for individual donations to candidates

• It banned the use of soft money by national parties in federal elections

• It eliminated the need for political parties to disclose campaign expenditures

Which Supreme Court case allowed corporations and unions to make unlimited independent expenditures in support of or opposition to candidates?

• Buckley v. Valeo (1976)

• Citizens United v. FEC (2010)

What is a "Super PAC"?

• A political action committee that can make unlimited contributions to political campaigns

• A type of PAC that can only raise and spend money in support of specific candidates

• A committee that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money independently of candidate campaigns

• A PAC that is only involved in local elections

What is "dark money"?

• Contributions made by political candidates themselves to their own campaigns

• Donations made by PACs that are fully disclosed to the public

• Political spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors

• Government funds provided to support party-building activities

What was the main reason for the creation of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) of 1971?

• To allow unlimited contributions to political candidates and parties

• To address concerns about the influence of money in politics and increase transparency

• To eliminate Political Action Committees (PACs)

• To restrict the role of corporate donations in elections

What is the main principle upheld by the Citizens United decision according to Excerpt 1?

• Free speech should not be limited based on the speaker’s identity.

• Corporations should have more rights than individuals.

• Financial contributions should be limited.

• Only individuals should have the right to voice opinions on political matters.

According to Excerpt 2, what is one negative impact of the Citizens United ruling?

• It has allowed unlimited spending by corporations and special interest groups.

• It has strengthened the democratic process.

• It has limited the influence of the wealthiest Americans on elections.

• It has increased the voices of ordinary voters.