Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Government Quiz

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1 / 10

True or false: The only way to keep an eye on politicians’ campaign spending is to speak with staff, businesses, and the politician themselves.

False

True

2 / 10

True or false: Now in the digital age, campaigns spend very little on campaign literature during election cycles.

True

False

3 / 10

Spending from undisclosed donors that is intended to influence politics is called ______.

Soft money

Dark money

Light money

Hard money

4 / 10

EMMA is a completely free resource for information on _________.

Local businesses

Municipal bonds

Campaign funding

Local government spending

5 / 10

What is a Glomar response?

Where they can only confirm a record’s existence.

Where they ignore the request completely.

Where they will neither confirm nor deny a record’s existence.

Where they can only deny a record’s existence.

6 / 10

True or false: To avoid conflicts of interest, businesses are not legally allowed to fund candidates or ballot initiatives.

True

False

7 / 10

In what way can you conduct a search on the FEC data page?

All of these

By district

By state

By list of candidates

8 / 10

True or false: The federal Freedom of Information Act gives any person, including non-US citizens, the right to request federal agency records and information.

False

True

9 / 10

______ is considered traditional political spending, where donors are disclosed and the money is contributed directly to a candidate committee, party, or PAC.

Hard money

Soft money

Dark money

Light money

10 / 10

The federal Freedom of Information Act is also known as ______.

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