American government

Question

1) _____________ in American politics refers to the fact that politicians are today further apart on the issues, less likely to find agreement, and concentrating around two conflicting or contrasting opinions. This development may be a result of the merging of political party identification with ideology.

2) Which of the following group(s) can not contribute directly to a federal candidate, but can receive and /or spend unlimited amounts of money on behalf of in order to help) a federal candidate?

a political parties and PACs

b corporations, union and SuperPACs

c political parties and individuals

d individuals and PACs

Answer 1

1) "polarization" in American politics

describes today or pre-Civil War politics,

Bleeding Kansas or maybe Georgia until Jan. 5

2) not c or d, as individuals can contribute. Must be a or b. my guess is B as "super Pacs" seem to be into darker money.