Prior to being banned in 2002 by the McCain-Feingold Act, unlimited monetary contributions that were earmarked for party-building expenses at the grassroots level or for generic party advertising were known as __________
a. hard money
b. soft money
c. matching funds
d. support funds
b
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Which of the following countries incurs the highest expenditure on social welfare?
A. Sweden B. United States C. China D. Brazil E. Japan
Which of these is considered a basic agent of political socialization?
a. families b. schools c. churches d. the media e. all of these
Managing the state bureaucracy is generally left to the ________
A. legislature and its appointees B. private administrators hired to supervise the agencies C. governor's staff and department heads D. staff of the attorney general and comptroller
The concluding phase of the nomination process takes place in ______.
a. national elections b. national primaries c. national caucuses d. national conventions