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Where does the money candidates receive come from?
individuals
political parties
PACs
corporations
Where does the money the parties receive come from?
individuals
fundraisers
PACs
corporations
Where does the money PACs receive come from?
individuals
political parties
corporations
unions
PACs are organizations created with a political goal. Their donations to candidates are limited.
True.
False.
Who can produce ads in collaboration with the candidates?
political parties
Super PACs
Corporations can produce with a political objective ads as long as they are not working in direct collaboration with any candidates.
True.
False.
Corporations and unions have to disclose their donations to Super PACs, i.e. they cannot remain anonymous.
True.
False.
If a corporation makes a political ad, this corporation has to disclose its identity.
True.
False.
Nonprofit organizations can make political ads, even if they are not registered as a political organization.
True.
False.
Donations to nonprofit organizations can be anonymous. What is a dangerous potential consequence of that?
Nonprofits may not have enough money to make ads that are as good as a large corporation's ads.
A corporation may anonymously donate to a nonprofit, and then indirectly contribute to a campaign in favor or against a candidate.
It is sometimes difficult to identify who exactly is behind some political ads.
True.
False.
Candidates tend to spend very little on campaigns, to try to avoid the influence of powerful, wealthy donors.
True.
False.
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