_________ provides the incumbent with an advantage

Political action committees, or PACs, are ______.

a. the fundraising arm for interest groups b. a candidate’s campaign staff c. prohibited under the McCain-Feingold Act d. organizations that engage in media activities for certain candidates e. created by parties to raise money

A plea bargain results when the defendant negotiates __________.

A. to testify against individuals in exchange for charges against him or her being dropped B. with the judge in a case to exercise pity in issuing a sentence recommendation to the jury C. with prosecutors to plead guilty in exchange for a lighter sentence than he or she might receive if convicted in a trial D. with the governor to issue a pardon of his or her convicted crime