Since what event has the term smoke-filled room come to mean "a place behind the scenes where hypothetical cigar-smoking party bosses choose candidates"?
a. The presidential campaign of John Quincy Adams
b. The nomination of Warren G. Harding as a presidential candidate
c. The concession to opponents of Hubert Humphrey during a presidential election
d. The close primary race between candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama
b
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Of the following entities, which are barred from making direct contributions to federal candidates?
A. party committees B. super PACs C. traditional PACs D. candidate committees E. There are no current limits for contributions to federal candidates.
Special sessions of the Texas legislature called by the governor are limited to a maximum of _____ days
a. 10 b. 30 c. 50 d. 60 e. 90
For a long period of modern history, many believed that civil wars would be the primary type of armed conflict in the world. What major event changed the way security analysts thought about strategies and the realities of military conflict?
a. The September 11th terrorist attacks b. The outbreak of World War I c. The election of Barack Obama d. The end of the Cold War