Political Science Test 3

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How many interests groups are there in the United States.

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25,000

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Which theory of interest group politics views interest groups positively?

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Pluralism

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On what tactic do interest groups rely to influence policy when Congress is unsympathetic?

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Litigation

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Why does money not always lead to lobbying success?

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Other side can also make contributions

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Which interest groups are the best funded?

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Economics groups

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What do hyperpluralists see as a problem with the proliferation of interests groups?

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They think too many groups competing will lead to policy gridlock

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How old do you have to be to run for the office of Senator?

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30

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Why do incumbents have such a strong electoral advantage?

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▫They attract more campaign contribution

▫They can use the Congressional franking privilege

▫They have more name recognition

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How many staff members does Congress employed to help it do its job?

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More than 11,000

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On what tactics do lobbyists rely to influence policy in Congress?

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◾Promising money for reelection campaign

◾Providing expert policy information

◾Ghost writing legislation

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How does the Senate undermine democratic representation?

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It represents states rather than people

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What percentage of federal spending is simply interest payment on the national debt

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6%

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Why does the federal government have so little discretion over its own budget

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Entitlements create uncontrollable obligations

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What type of bill must follow an authorization bill?

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Appropriations bill

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What feature American government tends to promote its growth

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Democracy

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Sizable committee and subcommittee staffs conduct research, line up witnesses for hearings, and write and rewrite bills. Committees and their subcommittees produce reports on proposed legislation. A committees most important output, however, is the marked-up (rewritten) bill itself, which is submits to the full House or Senate for debate and voting.

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Bill passes in subcommittee and committee

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Registered voters who have a high sense of political efficiency are more likely to actually vote then registered voters who do not.

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True

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The New Hampshire primary is especially important because it helps whittle down the number of viable candidates for the primaries that follow it.

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True

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Donations to super PACs can be in unlimited amount as long as they are disclosed to the FEC.

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True

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College-educated voters are most likely to view political candidates in terms of their personal attributes.

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True

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Elite theory relies on the notion that subgovernments exercise a great deal of control over numerous policy areas.

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False

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Single issue groups often succeed by using an emotional issue to their advantage.

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True

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Political action committees contribute more or less equally to the campaigns of challengers and incumbents.

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False

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Labor groups have continued to expand their membership and influence into the 21st century .

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False

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Approximately 25% of membership in the House of Representatives is African American.

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False

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The vast majority of people are most likely to vote based on party identification than on the candidate's personal characteristics and/or policy platform.

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True

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Congressional committee oversight has declined as federal policy responsibilities have increased over time.

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False

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Only a member of the House or Senate can officially proposed a bill.

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True

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The American public tends to expect presidents to be powerful while disliking a concentration of power.

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True

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Political scientists and historians have consistently supported a strong presidency model beginning with the latter half of the 20th century.

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False

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The first lady fulfills an official government position at the side of her husband.

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False

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Merely winning the election provides Presidents with a governing mandate.

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False

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The War Powers Resolution has succeeded in giving Congress a greater voice in the introduction of American troops into hostilities.

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False

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Presidential approval ratings mainly reflect the Public's views of the present's personality.

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False

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The White House is effective in controlling the environment in which the president meets the press.

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True

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Why are party primaries introduced?

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Previous nominating process was undemocratic

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Which staff member does a modern candidate need to hire?

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Press secretary, pollster, campaign manager (all of the above)

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What are independent political expenditures?

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Money spend without coordination with a campaign

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In what way is a campaign least likely to influence voters?

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Converting voters to switch sides

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Which demographic group is most likely to vote?

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Older married people with college degrees

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How many electors does each state have?

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Same as number of Senators plus number of representatives in the house

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Do the majority of Americans favor more or less government?

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Less

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Which amendment create a means for selecting a vice president when the office becomes vacant?

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25th amendment

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Which of the following is Not an enumerated power of the President?

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Declare war

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What is the main duty of the Council of Economic Advisers?

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Advise the President on economic policy

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A president will usually have the most legislative success when

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His party controls both houses of Congress

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The president has the most influence in

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National security policy

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As a precedent time in office increases, his approval ratings

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Generally go down

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With which statement will most press secretaries agree?

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Media bias has little impact on the way the American people are informed.

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Generally when a newly elected president takes office the opposing party will not be politically critical of him or her for about 100 days. This is the so-called "---------------". There is no law mandating it; this is just a custom or courtesy that has developed over our history.

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Honeymoon period

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Veto power, command armed forces, pardoning power, appointment powers, make treaties, convene Congress

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Presidents formal powers

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1.Grant pardons to citizens convicted of a crime 2. Veto legislation passed by Congress 3. Appoint Supreme Court justices with the consent of the Senate

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Presidents enumerated powers

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A presidential veto is the power of the president of the United States to reject a decision or proposal made by Congress. When a president says no and vetoes a proposal, it is sent back to Congress. Furthermore, a president also has another sneakier way he can veto a proposal.

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Presidents veto power

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15 federal agencies

14 Secretaries

1attorney general

State

Treasury

Defense

Justice

Interior

Agriculture

Labor

Health and Human services

Housing and Urban Development

Transportation

Energy

Education

Veterans Affairs

Homeland Security

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Presidents Cabinet members and their roles

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Learning to GiveSuffrage MovementThe Suffrage Movement refers, specifically, to the seventy-two-year-long battle for woman's right to vote in the United States. Rooted in the abolition of slavery, the movement promoted civic action among newly enfranchised women through organizations like the League of Women Voters and the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Famous suffragettes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the first woman's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. In 1919, the U. S.

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Obstacles women had to overcome in order to obtain the right to vote

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Committee ActionThe bill is referred to the appropriate committee. The 19 House standing committees and 16 Senate committees each have jurisdiction over different areas of public policy, such as agriculture, education and the workforce, and international relations.The bill is placed on the committee's calendar.The committee debates on and marks up the proposed bill, and may or may not make changes to it.Committee members vote to accept or reject the changes made during the markup session.If a bill includes many amendments, the committee may decide to introduce a "clean bill" with a new number.The committee votes on the bill after it has been debated and/or amended.A committee may stop action, or "table" a bill it deems unwise or unnecessary.THOMAS, a Library of Congress website, posts the status of the bill and updates on major action taken on the bill. Each version of the text of a bill is posted on THOMAS, under Text of Legislation.If the bill is not tabled, it will be sent either to a subcommittee for intensive study, or reported back to the House Floor.Subcommittee ActionThe bill is referred to a subcommittee, and placed on its calendar.The bill is carefully studied. The subcommittee may hold hearings to obtain the views of experts, supporters, and opponents.The bill is tabled when the subcommittee deems it unwise or unnecessary.If changes are needed, the subcommittee will meet to mark up the bill.Subcommittee members vote to accept or reject the changes.If the subcommittee accepts the bill, the bill is sent back to the full committee for approval or rejection.THOMAS, from the Library of Congress website, receives updates on the status of the bill from the subcommittee and posts the most recent major action on the bill.The Bill is ReportedThe bill is released from the committee, along with a report explaining the provisions of the bill, and is thus ordered reported.The reported bill is put on one of five House calendars, the Union Calendar and the House Calendar being the most commonly used.The bill is sent to the House Floor for consideration.THOMAS, a Library of Congress website, receives updates on the status of the bill from the committee and posts the most recen

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Bill passes in subcommittee and committee

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________performs studies, holds hearings, and makes revisions. If approved by the _______, the bill goes to the full committee.

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Subcommittee

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May amend or rewrite the bill, before deciding wether to send it to the house floor, to recommend its approval, or to kill it. If approved by the full _________, the bill is reported to the full House and placed on the calendar.

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Committee

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Rule 22 is the only formal procedure that Senate rules provide for breaking a filibuster. A filibuster is an attempt to block or delay Senate action on a bill or other matter. Under closure the Senate may limit consideration of a pending matter

Def: a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.

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Cloture

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His party controls both houses of Congress

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President's legislative success

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An organization of people with shared policy goals entering the policy process at several points to try to achieve those goals. Interest groups pursue their goals and many arenas.

First Amendment

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Interest groups/ Which Amendment?

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A three-member Body appointed by the President to advise the Presidents on economic policy.

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Council of Economic Advisors

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For a group, the problem of people not joining because they can benefit from the groups activities without joining.

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Free-rider problem

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Those already holding office. In congressional elections, incumbents usually win.

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Incumbent s

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A 1993 act that requires states to permit people to register to vote when they apply for a driver's license.

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Motor voter act

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A theory of government and politics emphasizing that many groups, each pressing for its preferred policies, compete and counterbalance one another in the political marketplace. Asserts that too many groups are getting too much of what they want, resulting in government policy that is often contradictory and lacking in direction.

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Pluralism

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A theory of government and politics contending that an upper-class elite will hold most of the power and thus in effect run the government. Argues that a few groups (primarily the wealthy) have most of the power.

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Elitism

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A theory of government and politics contending that groups are so strong that government, seeking to please them all, is there by weekened.

Argues that interest group activity brings presentation to all. According to pluralist, groups compete and counterbalance one another in the political marketplace.

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Hyperpluralism

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A unique American institution created by the Constitution, providing for the selection of the president by electors chosen by the state parties. Although the Electoral College vote usually reflects a popular majority, less populated states are over-represented and the winner- take- all rule concentrates campaigns on close States.

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Electoral college

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Ratified in 1967, this amendment permitst the Vice President to become acting president if the Vice President and the president's cabinet determined that the president is disabled, and it outlines how recuperated president can reclaim the job.

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Twenty-fifth Amendment

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A political party statement of its goals and policies for the next four years. The platform is drafted prior to the party convention by a committee whose numbers are chosen in rough proportion to each candidate's strength. It is the best formal statement of party's beliefs.

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Party platform

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A 2010 landmark Supreme Court case that rule that individuals, corporations, and unions could donate unlimited amounts of money to groups that make independent political expenditures.

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Citizens United vs Federal Election Commission

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Staff members Congress employees

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More than 11,000

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Does money not lead to lobbying success?

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Other side can also make contributions

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Enforce its legal mandate to end sex discrimination end discrimination on the account of generation.

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The National Organization for Women (Now)

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Enough is mandated by the Constitution. The speaker is chosen in practice by the majority party, has both formal and informal powers, and is second in line to succeed to the presidency should that office become vacant.

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Speaker of the House

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Number of interest groups the United States

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25,000

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Something of value that cannot be withheld from a potential group member.

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Collective good

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President of the Senate

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Vice president

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Staff members does a modern candidate needs to hire

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Press secretary, pollster, campaign manager

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A law passed in 1974 for reforming campaign finances. The Act created the Federal Election Commission and provided for limits on and disclosure of campaign contributions.

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Federal Election Campaign Act

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Main focus of presidential leadership

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Persuasion

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Independent political Expediatures

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Money spent without coordination with a campaign

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Requirements for the office of Senator

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30 years of age

American citizen for 9 years

Must be resident at the time of

elections.