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In most industrialized countries political campaigns are shorter but cost nearly as much as campaigns in the united states.

False

Traditionally Iowa holds the first presidential primary to choose delegates to each parties notional conventions.

False

Most national convention delegates are selected by party leaders in each state, with only a small number really coming from either presidential primaries and caucuses.

False

At one time, all state parties selected their delegates to the national convention in a meeting of state party leaders

True

More people cast ballots in presidential caucuses early in the process than in the general election in November.

True

Candidates policy positions receive more media attention than does their campaign strategy.

true

The national political conventions have been removed of most of their drama in the past few decades partly as a result of television coverage.

True

The federal election commission administers campaign finance laws and enforces compliance with their requirements.

True

Presidential nominees of each party get a fixed amount of money from the federal treasury to cover all their official campaign expenses for the general election.

True

Money someone contributes to his or her own campaign is not subject to limits, and is known as "soft money"

False

The amount of money an individual can contribute to their own campaign is limited to about $1,000.

False

Political action committees can spend an unlimited amounts of money if such activities are not coordinated with the campaign.

True

Research on the effectiveness of political campaigns indicates that campaigns mostly convert; only rarely do they activate.

False