Which of the following statements about money in election campaigns is TRUE?
a) The candidate with the most money always wins.
b) In general, money is more important for challengers than incumbents because most challengers begin the campaign less well-known than incumbents.
c) The law prevents candidates from spending their own money to finance their own campaigns.
d) Contributors in Texas are limited in the amount of money they may contribute to candidates for office.
e) Candidates do not have to report the names of the contributors to their campaigns.
B
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a. He avoided entrapments of royalty by rejecting references such as “Your Majesty.” b. He was very aggressive in establishing a global military presence by basing American military personnel in volatile foreign arenas. c. He established a foreign economic policy. d. He established the influence of the executive in crafting public policy. e. He established and preferred the reference of “Mr. President.”
A reputational approach to studying community power is best described as
a. going into a community and asking informants to name and rank the local leaders. b. identifying community issues and using various sources, trying to determine who is influential in the decisionmaking process. c. participating in the decision process and observing who is influential. d. avoiding all measures of influence.
The Assembly Speaker
a. controls the flow of legislation in his chamber. b. appoints chairs to committees. c. influences the direction of campaign funds. d. all of the above.
Justice Stephen Breyer, President Clinton's second nominee to the high court, is known as a moderate and a pragmatist
Indicate whether the statement is true or false