C963 - Unit 4 Questions and Answers with complete solution

Requirements to be a Representative/term information - Citizen for 7 years, at least 25 years old/2 year term, based on population Requirements to be a Senator/term information - Citizen for 9 years, at least 30 years old/6 year term, 2 per state How many members of the House of Representatives are there? - 435 Important acts to Congressional campaigns - Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act - limits soft money; Federal Election Campaign Act - created FEC and discloses donors Hard money - Campaign money that is subject to regulations by the FEC; contributed directly to a candidate Soft money - Campaign contributions unregulated by federal or state law; usually given to parties and party committees to help fund general party activities. Why do incumbents win? -Name recognition, visibility, resources of office, money, professionalism, and careerism How does a candidate ensure a win in the primaries? -Align with party ideals How are presidential candidates nominated? - At national party conventions How are electoral votes determined? - Based on congressional representation (representatives + senators) How are Electors selected? - They are nominated by the presidential candidate