Senators are elected not by the public but by individuals who hold elected office in some other governmental structure (e.g. mayors, local councilors, members of the National Assembly)

Identify a provision that resulted from the 1974 amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.

A. It removed restrictions on the amount that could be spent on mass media advertising. B. It removed restrictions on how much individuals and groups could contribute to candidates. C. It allowed corporations and labor unions to participate directly in political campaigns. D. It created the Federal Election Commission to prevent corporations from setting up political action committees against the act's provisions. E. It created the Federal Election Commission to administer and enforce the act's provisions.

Preemption legislation is which of the following?

A. any state law that asserts the state government's prerogative to control public policy in a particular field B. any local law that contradicts state or federal policy C. any federal law that asserts the national government's prerogative to control public policy in a particular field D. none of these