Candidates for city council run in partisan elections for at-large seats
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: False
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Campaign finance reformsÂ
A. required candidates to raise money from many small donors. B. required donations to be reported to the FEC. C. made the media more powerful in elections. D. benefited incumbent politicians. E. All of these are correct.
McCullough v. Maryland introduced the idea of expanding the powers of Congress to include powers a. the states chose to give up
b. that were explicitly listed in the Constitution. c. the people voted to give Congress. d. not explicitly listed in the Constitution.
This modern country's leader named Kim Jong Un is regarded by some as a ruthless leader because reports indicate that he keeps approximately 200,000 political prisoners in gulags where they are forced to work 12–15 hours per day and because many of these prisoners ultimately die of malnutrition
a. China b. North Korea c. Japan d. Vietnam e. South Korea
Why are Senate races typically more competitive than House of Representatives races?
a. A single party rarely dominates an entire state, and gerrymandering cannot effect the statewide vote. b. Higher campaign spending by incumbent House representatives leads to more one-sided races than in the Senate. c. The issues debated in Senate campaigns tend to be more volatile than those that dominate House races. d. Incumbent senators have little ability to pass legislation that will win them support from their constituents. e. Senators have less latitude to depart from their party platforms, making it difficult to please their constituents.