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Use the chart below to answer the 3 questions.
Contributor / Group Amount Type Notes
State Teachers PAC $3,000 PAC Endorsement included
Better Jobs Super PAC $20,000 Super PAC Independent TV ad
Jordan White $100 Individual Small online donation
Answer:
Which contribution is from a special interest group?
Which one is an independent expenditure?
Why might these groups want to influence an election?
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1) From a special interest group: State Teachers PAC — $3,000 (a PAC representing teachers/education interests).
2) Independent expenditure: Better Jobs Super PAC — $20,000 (paid for an independent TV ad).
3) Why they want to influence an election: to elect candidates who will support their policy goals or protect their members’ interests (e.g., better school funding and teacher pay for the teachers’ PAC; pro-business/job policies for the super PAC), to gain access or favorable regulations, and to shape public debate and voting outcomes.
2) Independent expenditure: Better Jobs Super PAC — $20,000 (paid for an independent TV ad).
3) Why they want to influence an election: to elect candidates who will support their policy goals or protect their members’ interests (e.g., better school funding and teacher pay for the teachers’ PAC; pro-business/job policies for the super PAC), to gain access or favorable regulations, and to shape public debate and voting outcomes.
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