Explain the restrictions that federal law places on contributions to candidates by individuals and PACs and the rules of eligibility for federal matching grants.

What will be an ideal response?


? Individuals can contribute up to $2,000 to candidates in each election.
? PACs can contribute up to $5,000 to candidates in each election.
? For matching funds, a candidate must raise $5,000 in each of 20 states, by amounts of $250 or less.

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a. Houston; Dallas b. Dallas; Houston c. Houston; Houston d. Dallas; Dallas

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Political parties and candidates tend to focus the least amount of attention on which type of issues?

a. Position issues b. Valence issues c. Polarized issues d. Swing issues

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Assigning subjects randomly to the experimental and comparison groups ensures that this does not affect the assignment of subjects to groups.

A. systematic bias B. spuriousness C. field effects D. nonequivalence

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Which of the following is not considered one of the staples of political advertising?

A. repetition B. simplicity and symbolism C. exaggeration D. sophistication

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