A party’s effort to inform potential voters and persuade them to vote for that party is known as ______.
a. issue ownership
b. issue advocacy
c. prompting
d. oppo research
e. voter mobilization
e. voter mobilization
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Creating racial and ethnic majority districts is now
a. encouraged. b. required c. banned. d. discouraged.
Which of the following provides support for the claim that the decision in Citizens United had unintended consequences on American elections?
A)the rush for states to frontload their nomination contests and to switch to closed primaries B)the contributions by conservative super PACs in 2008 equaled the total amount of individual donations raised by John McCain, the eventual party nominee C)the increase in donor transparency in American elections with the rise of super PACs D)the steep decline in the numbers of negative advertisements and in the solicitation of small individual donations by candidates
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 established the principle of government employment on the basis of:
A) patronage and seniority. B) merit through open, competitive examinations. C) service to a political party. D) campaign contributions. E) recommendations by members of Congress.
Super PACs spent more than ______ during the 2012 elections.
a. $10 million b. $100 million c. $500 million d. $1 billion