Question

8. Interest groups, corporations, and unions often create Political Action Committees so they can:
A. Spend unlimited amounts of money.
B. Donate directly to a candidate or political patty.
C. Sue legislators
D. Influence Supreme Court decisions.
9. Interest groups, corporations and unions create Super PACs so they can:
A. Spend unlimited amounts of money during political campaigns.
B. Donate directly to a candidate or political party.
C. Coordinate with political campaigns.
10. What is the difference between PACs and Super PACs? Select Two:
A. With a PAC money can be given directly to a political party or candidate, but the money is capped.
B. With a PAC money can be given directly to a campaign in unlimited amounts.
C. A Super PAC can spend as much as they want if it does not go to a campaign or is used in coordination with a campaign.
D. A Super PAC donates directly to a candidate or political party.
11. Why are Super PACs so effective?
A. They can spend unlimited amounts of money.
B. They get free time on television.
C. They coordinate directly with political campaigns.
D. The amount of money they can spend in limited by law.

Answer 1

8. B — Donate directly to a candidate or political party.
9. A — Spend unlimited amounts of money during political campaigns (on independent expenditures).
10. A and C — A: PACs can give directly to candidates/parties but with contribution limits. C: Super PACs can spend unlimited amounts so long as they don’t coordinate with campaigns.
11. A — They can spend unlimited amounts of money (on independent expenditures).