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This type of candidate is most likely to receive PAC money.
What is incumbents in the House of Representatives? OR What is congressional members in a committee/subcommittee that supports the PAC's interest group?
100
A presidential nomination is formally made and a party platform is adopted during this.
What is the National Party Convention?
100
This fund gives out money to presidential candidates and is raised by $3 voluntary check-off box on income tax returns.
What is the Presidential Election Campaign fund?
100
The majority of PACs are operated by this type of entity.
What are corporations and business groups?
100
War is good for this. (huh, yeah)
What is absolutely nothing?
200
Money that was raised in unlimited amounts by political parties for party-building purposes.
What is soft money?
200
Holding primaries and caucuses early to garner more media attention is known as this.
What is frontloading?
200
Part of the McCain-Feingold Act, which said corporations and unions may not use their general treasuries to finance electioneering endeavors in the last 60 days (two months) of a campaign, was overturned on the basis of free speech in this case.
What is Citizens United?
200
In this case the Supreme Court struck down, as a violation of free speech, the portion of the act that had limited the amount that individuals could contribute to their own campaigns.
What is Buckley v. Valeo?
200
"The Dude abides" is a quote from this 90's dark comedy.
What is The Big Lebowski?
300
The main difference between voting in a primary and voting in a caucus is this.
What is a caucus has open discussions and a primary has "secret" polls (and can be opened and closed)?
300
The goals and policies a party hopes to accomplish in the coming four years is called this.
What is a party platform?
300
This helped to open up the process of selecting delegates for the Democratic Party so leadership couldn’t handpick delegates.
What is the McGovern-Fraser Commission?
300
Independent political organizations not subject to contribution restrictions are called this.
What are 527s?
300
If Wyatt wanted to start his very own PAC (for communism) he would first have to register with this.
What is the Federal Election Commission?
400
These are some complaints of the primary and caucus system. (Name at least 3)
1) Disproportionate attention goes to the early caucuses and primaries 2) Prominent politicians find it difficult to take time out from their duties to run 3) Money plays too big a role in the caucuses and primaries 4) The participation in primaries and caucuses is low and unrepresentative 5) The system gives too much power to the media
400
This matches contributions of up to $250 for campaigns willing to subject themselves to spending restrictions.
What is the Presidential Election Campaign Fund?
400
The most comprehensive piece of campaign finance reform is this.
What is the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974?
400
This is the first state to hold a presidential caucus.
What is Iowa?
400
This 14th-century person is considered to be the wealthiest person in all of history (accounting for inflation), who on his pilgrimage to Mecca, loaded each of his 80 or so camels down with up to 300 pounds of gold, giving away so much in Egypt alone that gold lost its value in Egypt for several decades.
Who is Mansa Musa I of Mali?
500
This is the first state to hold presidential primaries.
What is New Hampshire?
500
This is a commission formed at the 1968 Democratic convention in response to demands for reform by minority groups and others who sought better representation.
What is the McGovern-Fraser Commission?
500
They choose the delegates to the national convention.
What is individual state parties via caucuses or primaries?
500
This part of the McCain-Feingold Act still remains in effect.
What are the restrictions on soft money?
500
Dumbbutt Noah.
Who dat?