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Public financing

Public financing

CLEP American Government, Chapter 32 Public financing Public financing offers government funds or publicly funded benefits to candidates who satisfy eligibility conditions. The federal presidential system includes matching funds for eligible primary candidates and a general-election grant for qualifying nominees. Participation is voluntary. Candidates who accept funds also accept requirements concerning qualified campaign expenses, records, […]

Disclosure requirements

Disclosure requirements

CLEP American Government, Chapter 32 Disclosure requirements Federal law now bars national party committees from raising or spending nonfederal funds and regulates certain state-party activity connected to federal elections. The older label does not turn all modern outside spending into party soft money. A current analysis should identify the actor, account, recipient, and use rather […]

Hard and soft money

Hard and soft money

Dark money

Dark money

Independent expenditures

Independent expenditures

Super PACs

Super PACs

Political action committees

Political action committees

Individual contributions

Individual contributions

Straight-ticket voting

Straight-ticket voting

Split-ticket voting

Split-ticket voting

Rational-choice voting

Rational-choice voting

Retrospective voting

Retrospective voting