Discuss fundraising in modern presidential campaigns and compare it to the past.
What will be an ideal response?
In 1980, all presidential candidates raised about $162 million. Adjusted for inflation, the 2016 total is over three times the 1980 total. Even in the last decade and a half, the amount of money raised in presidential elections has increased sharply. In 2000, all presidential candidates raised about $578 million; adjusted for inflation, the 2016 figure is 1.8 times as much.
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a. The Supreme Court did not have all of the facts when it adopted the separate-but-equal doctrine. b. The separate-but-equal doctrine was never intended to apply to people. c. The quality of life for African Americans in the South had deteriorated considerably since the adoption of the separate-but-equal doctrine. d. Segregated schools stigmatize minority children and are inherently unequal.
What was Jimmy Carter's main focus in his dealings with Iran?
a. nuclear containment b. subsistence farming c. containment of communism d. protection of human rights
President Obama was unique in appointing _____ to the Supreme Court
A) an African American man B) a gay woman C) no justices D) two women E) a gay man
__________ are organizations set up by private groups such as businesses or labor unions to influence the political process by raising funds from their members.
A. Congressional committees B. Affiliates C. Caucuses D. Political action committees