Chapter 10 TEST

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What two state do NOT have a winner take all election for electoral votes

• Minnesota and Wisconsin
• Maine and Alaska
• Kentucky and Tennessee
• Nebraska and Maine

What does the term "soft money" mean?

• Liquid Assets such as cash and other easily transferable assets
• Monies donated by the PACs that don't go directly to the candidates campaign
• Money that doesn't have to be reported to the FEC
• Money that is not taxed

Which is NOT a Constitutional requirement for the President

• 35 years
• Natural Born Citizen of the US
• Resident of the US for 14 years
• must be a Man

Where was the Democratic Convention going to be in 2024?

• Denver
• Atlanta
• Chicago
• Las Vegas

Where was the Republican National Convention going to be in 2024?

• Milwaukee
• Chicago
• St. Paul
• Seattle

What is the gist of Citizen's United v FEC

• Corporations are people too and Spending money is a form of expression that cannot be curtailed in accordance with the First Amendment
• Campaign finance reform is unconstitutional
• Campaign finance reform is mandatory to fight political campaigns from getting more and more expensive
• Black people can donate as much money as white people in political campaigns

What was the Majority Decision of Citizens United v FEC?

• 5 to 4
• 6 to 3
• 9 to 0 (unanimous)
• 8 to 4

when was the last time the Popular majority candidate did not win the Electoral College Election?

• John Quincy Adams v Andrew Jackson (1824)
• Rutherford B Hayes v Samuel Tilden (1876)
• Benjamin Harrison v Grover Cleveland (1888)
• George W Bush v Gore (2000)
• Trump V Clinton (2016)