What are federal matching funds? Why did Barack Obama forgo matching funds in 2008?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Discuss how following the passage of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974, money was collected voluntarily from federal tax returns. This money provides matching funds to presidential candidates who agree to certain spending limits.
2, Discuss how Obama refused matching funds because it would have severely limited the amount of money he spent during the campaigns. Candidates now spend many times the amount they would have spent had they accepted matching funds.
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a. Bill Clinton b. Richard Nixon c. Ronald Reagan d. George W. Bush
Which of the following would NOT be considered a role of public elementary and primary schools in the development of political values?
a. respect for authority b. legitimacy of political institutions c. patriotism d. development of religious beliefs e. capitalism