AP Gov - Topic 5.11 - FAC (Master Copy)

What does the Federal Election Commission (FEC) do?

• Regulates federal campaign spending

• Monitors international elections

• Provides funding for all political campaigns

• Endorses political candidates

What was a major provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002?

• Allowed unlimited soft money contributions

• Increased the limit on individual contributions to campaigns

• Allowed corporations to donate directly to candidates

• Banned soft money contributions to political parties

What was the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission about?

• Banning all corporate and union contributions to political campaigns

• Upholding all provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

• Limiting the amount of money individuals can donate to political campaigns

• Allowing unlimited corporate expenditures in elections

What is the difference between hard money and soft money?

• Hard money is unregulated; soft money is regulated

• Hard money is for party-building activities; soft money is for specific candidates

• Hard money is given directly to a candidate's campaign; soft money is for political parties

• There is no difference

What are Super PACs allowed to do?

• Operate without disclosing their donors

• Collect unlimited donations for electioneering communications

• Coordinate directly with political campaigns

• Donate directly to political candidates

What was a consequence of the Citizens United ruling?

• Limitation on the amount of soft money contributions

• Decrease in corporate spending in elections

• Increase in corporate and union spending in elections

• Complete ban on Super PACs

What is required of candidates as a result of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act?

• Ban on television advertisements

• Limit on campaign spending

• Disclosure of all campaign donors

• "I approve this message" disclaimer

What did the Federal Election Campaign Act aim to increase?

• The number of PACs

• The amount of money candidates can spend

• Transparency of campaign financing

• Corporate contributions to campaigns

What was the main issue at stake in Citizens United v. FEC?

• The limits on individual contributions to campaigns

• The establishment of the FEC

• The right of corporations to free speech

• The legality of soft money contributions

What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act specifically target?

• The establishment of Super PACs

• Soft money contributions to political parties

• Individual contributions to campaigns

• Corporate donations to non-profit organizations