How did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act affect campaign funding and spending?A.It restricted spending by banning parties, candidates, and elected officials from receiving or spending soft money on election campaigns.B.It made campaign spending more equal by establishing a reserve of public money that major parties in presidential elections could use.C.It weakened campaign finance laws by ruling that corporations and unions could fund election ads and other campaign media.D.It expanded campaign spending by allowing corporations to contribute unlimited soft money to federal races.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Why have corporations and unions been able to spend unlimited sums of money on campaign advertising since 2010?A.The Federal Election Campaign Act loosened restrictions on soft money contributions.B.The dominant political parties began to rely too much on public campaign funding.C.The FEC wanted to encourage private individuals to spend more hard money on elections.D.The Supreme Court ruled that campaign spending is a protected form of free speech.

Read this timeline:1971: Congress passes Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) of 19711975: Federal Election Commission (FEC) is established2002: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) is passedWhat process do the events in the timeline reflect?A.Increases in campaign finance regulation followed by a loosening of restrictionsB.A decrease in campaign finance regulation over timeC.An increase in campaign finance regulation over timeD.Decreases in campaign finance regulation followed by a tightening of restrictionsSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which of the following was a reform the Populist Party wanted to establish?Military reformA national income taxOpen ballot electionsIndirect elections of U.S. senators

How did the election of 2004 help the Democrats, even though they lost?A.They raised a lot of money, and saved it for future electionsB.They proved they were the smarter of the two main partiesC.They showed they were morally superior to their opponentsD.The grassroots campaigning would lead to victories in 2006 and 2008

What is the major difference between hard money and soft money in U.S. elections?A.The Federal Election Commission does not set limits on the amount of hard money a donor can give a candidate.B.A candidate's supporters can spend unlimited amounts of soft money to promote her campaign.C.Hard money can be spent by a super PAC, while soft money can only be spent directly by a candidate for office.D.Soft money refers to public funds used on an election campaign, while hard money refers to private donations.