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Worksheets5.10 & 5.11 - Modern Campaigns
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following criticisms of political campaigns is the author of the political cartoon most likely to agree with?
Political campaigns have not adequately adapted to the increase in social media usage in modern society.
Rising campaign costs and intensive fund-raising efforts make running for office too expensive for the average citizen.
The duration of election cycles is too long.
Candidates rely too heavily on professional consultants.
Which of the following statements about political action committees (PACs) is true?
PACs may give unlimited contributions to the election campaigns of individual candidates.
PAC spending has not kept pace with inflation.
PAC activity is limited to direct contributions to candidates.
Social issue groups are the source of most PAC dollars.
PAC spending makes up a higher percentage of congressional campaign funds than of presidential campaign funds.
Which of the following is true of political action committees (PACs) ?
They make campaign contributions in hopes of gaining access to legislators.
They are a part of political party organizations.
They are allowed to contribute to only one candidate in any election.
They nominate candidates for president at national party conventions.
They operate at the state level but not at the national level.
Which of the following is NOT a way in which the federal government regulates campaigns?
By requirements for disclosure of campaign donations
By establishment of federal agencies to regulate campaign finance activities
By limits on the distribution of soft money
By limits on individual donations to campaigns
By prohibitions on negative advertising
Which of the following is a correct statement about political action committees (PAC's)?
*This item is subject to changes in the campaign finance laws
The number of PAC's has remained stable over the past decade.
Most PAC money is distributed to challengers in an effort to unseat hostile incumbents.
The amount of money that PAC's can contribute directly to an individual candidate is limited by law.
PAC's are illegal in most states.
PAC's rarely attempt to influence legislation through lobbying activities.
When contributing to congressional campaigns, political action committees (PACs) are most likely to contribute to
incumbents of both major parties
third-party challengers
Republican challengers
state party organizations
national party organizations
The primary function of political action committees (PAC's) is to
serve as fund-raising organizations for challengers
provide members of Congress with unbiased information regarding proposed legislation
consult with the President regarding domestic policy
encourage broader participation in politics among the electorate
raise campaign funds to support favored candidates
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold) did which of the following?
It created interest groups known as 527s.
It made it illegal for unions to donate to presidential campaigns.
It banned soft money donations to national parties.
It banned candidates from running negative advertisements.
It banned third-parties from federal funding.
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold) was designed to curtail which of the following?
Individual contributions to candidates
Soft money
Hard money
Public disclosure rules
Lobbying
Which of the following statements is true regarding political advertisements in 2012 based on the information graphic?
Taxpayers paid over 2 billion dollars for political advertisements.
Political action committees aired 3 million political ads.
Fewer than 2 million advertisements were aired in 2012.
Few advertisements appealed to positive emotions.
