Does Our Current System of Financing Elections Create a Perception

question 78

Multiple Choice

Does our current system of financing elections create a perception of corruption? Does the increased cost of elections make it impossible for candidates and officeholders to ignore the demands of wealthy donors, PACs, and corporations?

• A) Raise such funds via the Internet
• B) Stress particular issues
• C) Attempt to have an impact on voter turnout
• D) Express support for or against a specific candidate

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Definitions:

Frequency Distribution

A summary of how often different values occur within a data set, typically organized into a table or represented graphically.

Percent Frequency

The frequency of a specific event or category expressed as a percentage of the total number of events or categories.

Frequency Distribution

A summary of data showing the frequency (or number) of observations in each of several non-overlapping categories or bins.

Class Width

The difference between the upper and lower boundaries (or real limits) of any class/interval in a frequency distribution.