Government Final Review

During presidential elections, each state holds either a _______________ or a __________________ before each parties convention.

• closed ticket, open ticket

• republican, democrat

• convention, party

• primary, caucus

Most candidates running for President have 

• had their party's nomination
• Been senators or governors
• Raised a lot of campaign money
• All of the above

Constitutional requirements for running for president

• 30 yrs old, 9 years a resident, and 9 years a citizen
• 35 yrs old, naturally born citizen, and 14 year resident
• 25 yrs old, 5 year citizen, and 7 year resident
• Rich

Who makes the rules for primaries and caucuses?

• the political parties
• The Federal Elections Commission
• The Electoral College
• Congress

When is each political party's candidate officially nominated?

• At the finish of the California primary
• When his/ her party holds their official vote
• At the party's national convention
• On election day

Buckley v. Valeo struck down what part of the FECA?

• limits on campaign contibutions
• limits on how much candidate can spend of own money
• required disclosure of donors
• creation of the FEC

What precedent was established in Buckley v. Valeo?

• Donations to campaigns are protected by 1st amendment
• Campaign spending can be unlimited
• PACs can use dark money
• Corporations are people

What are independent expenditures?

• Money donated directly to candidates
• Personal money spent by a candidate
• Money from anonymous donors
• Money spent but not coordinating with candidate

In Citizen United v. FEC the Supreme Court ruled

• corporations & unions can spend unlimited amounts on campaigns
• Corporations and unions cannot use express advocacy
• Corporations and unions are allowed to coordinate with candidates
• Campaign contributions are not protected by the 1st amendment

Which was a direct result of the Citizens United court ruling?

• decrease in campaign spending
• creation of SuperPACs
• creation of 501 c groups
• decrease in use of public funds in campaigns