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Question 1.
American elections cost, per person, about as much as an audio CD.


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Question 2.
American presidential campaigns are limited by law to five weeks.


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Question 3.
Campaign financing reforms have created a new, more open way for interest groups like business and labor to contribute to campaigns.


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Question 4.
Campaigns today tend to promote individualism in American politics.


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Question 5.
Most candidates are very critical of the present primary/caucus method of choosing presidential nominees.


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Question 6.
Newspapers and newsmagazines pay little attention to the campaign itself in favor of comprehensive coverage of the issues.


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Question 7.
Participation in presidential primaries and caucuses is extremely high, as voters express particular interest in the results.


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Question 8.
Party primaries serve mostly to eliminate potential candidates.


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Question 9.
Party rules mandate that party caucuses be open and adhere to complex rules of representation.


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Question 10.
Political action committees give most of their money to candidates who disagree with them in hopes of changing their position.


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Question 11.
Political campaign advertising does a better job of providing information about issues than does television news.


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Question 12.
Political party conventions offer high drama, as the outcome is often uncertain.


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Question 13.
Studies have shown that well-run political campaigns can convert a significant number of voters.


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Question 14.
The political candidate can handle most of the tasks of a campaign without assistance.


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Question 15.
The Supreme Court has declared that individuals can contribute as much as they want to their own political campaigns.


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