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Political Polling and Campaign Finance Overview

Dive into the controversies of exit polls, the impact of Nixon-Kennedy debates, reasons for high campaign costs, FEC's role, and the significance of PACs in political campaigns.

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Political Polling and Campaign Finance Overview

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  1. Practice Quiz# 1 - 10

  2. 1. Why has the use of exit polls caused controversy? • They might discourage voters from going to the polls • They do not take into account age or ethnicity • They have to be conducted on a day-by-day basis • They are not based on scientific sampling

  3. 2. The results of the Nixon-Kennedy debates in 1960 highlighted the importance of • How a candidate stands on the issues • Using scientific polling data • A candidates experience and preparation • The image projected by a candidate on TV

  4. 3. Which of the following types of polls gives a snapshot of how a candidate is doing on a given day? • Straw poll • Tracking poll • Benchmark poll • Exit poll

  5. 4. The high cost of running for office is a concern for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: • Much of campaign funding is paid through taxes • Candidates with limited resources find it hard to compete • Campaign contributions might corrupt elected officials • Officeholders must spend time and energy raising funds

  6. 5. Most campaign funds come from • Public sources • Political Action Committees • Political parties • Private citizens

  7. 6. The main job of the Federal Election Commission is to • Make sure all votes are counted • Enforce laws that limit campaign contributions • Make sure campaign funds are evenly distributed • Monitor the activities of political action committees

  8. 7. What is a political action committee? • An organization created by political parties to educate voters • A part of the FEC that monitors campaign donations • Organizations that make up the biggest single source of campaign funds • Organizations formed by interest groups to fund political campaigns

  9. 8. As campaign advertising has become more negative • Voter turnout has increased • More voters have turned republican • Voter turnout has decreased • More voters have turned democratic

  10. 9. The “stand by your ad” rule • Requires candidates to reveal the source of political donations • Was struck down as violating free speech protections • Requires candidates to appear in their campaign commercials • Effectively eliminated issue adds

  11. 10. “Soft Money” is • Federal money that is provided to candidates through matching funds • Money that is illegally used for a candidates private expenses • Money that is raised through telephone and internet donations • Unregulated money that is donated to political parties or PACs

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