What Factors in Recent Years Have Made It Harder and Harder

question 37

Essay

What factors in recent years have made it harder and harder for candidates to gather the resources necessary to run an effective congressional campaign? Be sure to explain how each factor has made it harder to raise money and provide examples where necessary.

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Definitions:

Cognition

Acquiring information and insight through the process of thinking, experiencing, and the use of the senses.

Sensation

The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment.

Average Threshold

The point at which a stimulus is of sufficient intensity to begin to produce an effect or to elicit a response.

Human Vision

The ability of the human eye to detect and interpret surroundings by processing information contained in visible light.