How do incumbent and challenger strategies differ in congressional campaigns?

What will be an ideal response?

Incumbents will typically stress party loyalty and partisan values, while challengers may try to downplay partisan differences and exploit factional splits in the majority party. Incumbents are typically helped by higher voter turnout, so may sponsor GOTV drives. Finally, challengers may try to highlight personality or other personal characteristics that are less tied to party.

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a. U.S. Electoral Commission (USEC) b. Federal Trade Commission (FTFC) c. Federal Election Commission (FEC) d. Electoral Finance Commission (EFC)

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Which of the following is not a factor contributing to tendencies toward centralization in government and society?

a. Citizen growth b. Population growth c. Population mobility d. Technology

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