| A | B |
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| Most nominations are made today by | direct primaries. |
| Campaign finance law restricts | hard money |
| day for national elections | Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years. |
| when Candidates are elected because of the Popularity of one candidate | coattail effect |
| who has the ability to challenge any person they believe is not qualified to vote | Poll watcher |
| how much money was spent in the 2000 national election? | 5 billion |
| when do voters select government officials | general election |
| which ballot encourages straight ticket voting | Party column ballots |
| an example of soft money | money given to minor party's senatorial candidate |
| nominations are made today by | convention. |
| Campaign finance law restricts | soft money. |
| Eugene McCarthy and Ross Perot | Independent Candidates |
| a candidate wins a plurality and not a majority | runoff primary |
| The place at which voters actually vote | polling place |
| the Supreme Court ruled against the blanket primary in California | a political party can't be forced to associate with outsiders |
| Federal campaign laws apply to | presidential and congressional elections only |
| The election process is largely governed by | state laws |
| The nominating process | narrows the field of possible candidates for an election |
| How does a member of a minor party usually get nominated | by petition |
| In a closed primary | only registered party members may vote |
| voting machines | minimize vote-counting errors |
| oldest form of the nominating process | self-announcement |
| primary in which candidates are not labeled by party | nonpartisan primary |
| most costly items in a typical campaign | television advertisements |
| smallest geographic unit for conducting an election | precinct |
| the power to set the date for holding congressional elections | Congress. |
| The Federal Election Commission enforces laws in each of the following areas | disclosing of campaign financial information,limiting campaign contributions to PACs,providing public funding for parts of the election process |
