Correct! Big businesses try to game the system by obtaining government subsidies, capturing regulators, and influencing legislation in order to increase their own profits. Even more, they fund candidates and ballot initiatives – and even craft bills to be introduced in state legislatures.

Correct! Campaigns spend a lot of money each election cycle on campaign literature, even in the digital age. This includes mailers, brochures, lawn signs, and various printed materials endorsing a candidate or issue to vote for in an election.

Correct! Businesses, especially major corporations, are some of the most powerful actors in America and are heavily involved in the government and politics.

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Correct! All of these are great starting points to look for candidates’ spending in the current election cycle.

Correct! Although government subsidies can have positive impacts for both businesses and consumers, there are still times when agreements may not be in the best interest of the public, which is where journalists come in.

Correct! This tool can help you find all of this information, and the FEC has a similar tool that often has the information before OpenSecrets does.

Correct! This is a marketing tactic used in an attempt to discredit opposing candidates and consequently “push” voters' support in a certain direction.

Correct! The Electronic Municipal Market Access website, EMMA, is a completely free resource launched by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) in 2008.

Correct! This is a delaying tactic used as an attempt to block legislative actions.