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100

This is the purpose of a presidential primary

What is to award delegates to a national party convention?

100
This refers to the first of two steps in a non-presidential election.
What is the primary?
100

This is Barney's favorite snow cone flavor.

What is raspberry?

100

This is the reason why PACs were formed.

What is to allow a corporation or labor union to make a contribution to a campaign using employee/member money?
100

這是看你一生中是否只能休一個假期的事情。

What is The Big Ball of Twine?

200
In Alabama, this is what is required for a party to be considered a "major party".
What is winning at least 20% of the votes in the prior election?
200
This refers to the type of primary that Alabama has.
What is a modified open primary?
200
This type of ballot makes it more difficult to vote a straight ticket?
What is an office-group ballot?
200

True or false: Pres. Biden and Pres. Trump both accepted public funding of their presidential campaigns in 2020.

What is false?

200

20世纪70年代，谁是最伟大的摇滚乐队？

What is Jethro Tull?

300
This is the level of government that establishes most of the laws governing elections.
What is the State level?
300
This is the definition of a "closed" primary.
What is a primary in which only voters who are registered members of the party holding the primary may vote?
300
This is one reason why a State may want to use an "open" primary.
What is (1) it preserves confidentiality and (2) it encourages independent voters to vote?
300
True or false: There are still legal limits on how much an individual may contribute to a political campaign.
What is true?
300
The Federal Election Commission is responsible for enforcing this (several possibilities).
What are (1) disclosure requirements, (2) individual contribution limits, (3) limits on PAC contributions, (4) public financing of presidential campaigns.
400

This is the name of Andy Taylor's first wife on the show.

What is, no one knows?

400

This is what Opie ate for his first meal on the show fixed by Aunt Bea.

What is friend chicken?

400
This is the name of the statute that banned soft money contributions to political parties.
What is the McCain-Feingold Act?
400
True or false: There are legal limits on how much may be contributed to, and spent by, a super PACs.
What is false (although note that super PACs may not coordinate with any campaign)?
400
This is the name given to when a strong candidate running for an office at the top of the ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket.
What is the coattail effect?
500
This is the significance of the Citizens United case.
What is corporations now are free to raise and spend unlimited sums of money on politics?
500

This is who gets to set the date of a congressional election.

Congress

500
This is the day selected by Congress for Congressional elections.
What is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November?
500

True or false: Aunt Bea and Andy Taylor didn't like each other.

What is true?

500
These are the four essential features of an Australian ballot.
What are (1) the ballot is printed at the government's expense, (2) the names of all candidates are included, (3) it is given out at the polls, and (4) it is filled out in secret?