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In most industrialized countries political campaigns are shorter but cost nearly as much as campaigns in the united states. |
False |
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Traditionally Iowa holds the first presidential primary to choose delegates to each parties notional conventions. |
False |
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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 |
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At one time, all state parties selected their delegates to the national convention in a meeting of state party leaders |
True |
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More people cast ballots in presidential caucuses early in the process than in the general election in November. |
True |
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Candidates policy positions receive more media attention than does their campaign strategy. |
true |
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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 |
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The federal election commission administers campaign finance laws and enforces compliance with their requirements. |
True |
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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 |
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Money someone contributes to his or her own campaign is not subject to limits, and is known as "soft money" |
False |
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The amount of money an individual can contribute to their own campaign is limited to about $1,000. |
False |
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Political action committees can spend an unlimited amounts of money if such activities are not coordinated with the campaign. |
True
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Research on the effectiveness of political campaigns indicates that campaigns mostly convert; only rarely do they activate. |
False |