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Unit 4 Part 2 Short Answer : Electoral College and Campaign Finance

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1. Based on the winner-takes-all system, a candidate would not spend most of his/her time campaigning in a state where the candidate already has a majority of the popular vote’s support. For example, a Republican candidate would not spend most of his/her time campaigning in Texas. As another example, a Democratic candidate would not spend most of his/her time campaigning in New York. Based on the winner-takes-all system, why would a candidate not spend most of his/her time campaigning in a state where the candidate already has a majority of the popular vote’s support?

(1 point)

2. If candidates are not campaigning in states where they already have a majority of the popular vote’s support, they must choose other states in which to spend their time campaigning. If you were running for President, based on the Electoral College map you have been given, pick three states you would campaign in the most and explain why you would choose each of those states in which to campaign. (1 point)

3. Congress wrote the McCain-Feingold Bill in 2002 that attempted to reform campaign finance costs.

a. Why was campaign finance reform necessary? Include at least one negative effect of the cost of campaigning. (¼ point)

b. What new rule(s) did this Campaign Finance Reform put in place? (¼ point)

c. Did this Campaign Finance Reform work? Why or why not? Explain in detail with specific examples. (½ point) 4. If you could create your own Campaign Finance Reform to fix the cost of campaigning…

a. What new rule(s) or reform would you put in place? (¼ point)

b. Why would your reform work? Explain in detail with specific examples. (¼ point)

c. How would your reform change how candidates run a campaign in a Presidential Election? Explain in detail with specific examples. (½ point)