__________ was an unintended result of changes to theFederal Election Campaign Actthatallowed parties to raise and spend money on voter registration and other campaign materials without limits on spending or the size of contributions that they could

What do Rutherford Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, and George W. Bush have in common?

A) They each won a presidential election by winning the Electoral College vote, while losing the popular vote. B) They each were chosen to be superdelegates. C) They each won the popular vote but lost in the Electoral College. D) The each won a plurality in each of the 40 least populated states, which together included only 43 percent of the U.S. population, but won a majority of the Electoral College and became president. E) They each won 49 percent of the popular vote but 70 percent of the electoral vote because of the winner-take-all system.

?During the 2012 elections, spending on political advertising

A. ?was lower than usual. B. ?was more highly regulated than usual, due to Supreme Court decisions. C. ?was eclipsed by the costs of campaigns' online efforts. D. ?exceeded $7 billion. E. ?exceeded $10 billion.