Money spent by political parties on behalf of political candidates, especially for the purposes of increasing voter registration and turnout is called
A) independent expenditures.
B) PAC money.
C) soft money.
D) hard money.
Q. 2Which policy deals with how to raise revenue through taxation and how to spend the revenue generated?
A) monetary policy
B) economic policy
C) political prioritization
D) social policy
E) fiscal policy
Q. 3Organizations that raise and then contribute money to political candidates are known as
A) political action committees.
B) independent finance committees.
C) political caucuses.
D) political parties.
Q. 4According to Keynesian economic theory, what is the key determinant of whether the economy is performing well?
A) total demand for goods and services
B) consumer confidence in the economy
C) governmental determination
D) housing costs
E) inflation
Q. 5The strategy in which candidates attack their opponents' issue positions or character. is referred to as
A) attack advertising.
B) negative campaigning.
C) position campaigning.
D) issue advertising.
Q. 6The primary instrument by which the federal government manages fiscal policy is the _________.
A) Federal Reserve Bank
B) Brookings Institute
C) issuance of executive orders
D) federal budget
E) cap and trade initiative
Q. 7Candidates spend most of their on the stump time in
A) rural areas in the state.
B) suburban areas in the state.
C) urban and suburban areas in the state.
D) rural and suburban areas in the state.
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