A Senate campaign reports a receipt from a fund where a corporation's employees voluntarily pool donations to support candidates. What source is that receipt?

A House candidate transfers money from her own savings account into her authorized campaign committee. What source is this receipt?

A voter gives $20 through a campaign website, and the campaign records the donor's name and amount on its federal report. What source is that money?

After proving broad support, a presidential primary campaign receives Treasury dollars from the tax checkoff for each eligible private gift, up to $250 per donor. What source is this?

A national party committee sends federally permissible money directly to its Senate nominee's campaign account. What source is that receipt?

After 1972 campaign abuses, Congress amended FECA in 1974 to add contribution limits and create a central enforcement agency. Which agency was created?

A 2002 law barred national party committees from raising unlimited donations outside federal limits for federal election activity. What was that money called?

A House campaign must file reports showing money raised, contributors, spending, and debts. What federal law is the main source of that disclosure system?

The FEC reviews reports filed by candidates for president, Senate, and House. What area of law does the agency chiefly administer and enforce?

In Buckley v. Valeo (1976), the Court reviewed FECA limits on contributions to federal candidates. What did it decide about those limits?

A law caps how much a citizen group may spend on its own ads expressly urging a candidate's defeat, with no coordination. Under Buckley, what is the problem?

Citizens United v. FEC (2010) involved corporate funds used for election ads made independently of candidates. What did the Court hold?

A donor gives directly to a House candidate's authorized committee, within federal limits, and the campaign discloses it to the FEC. What kind of money is this?

A nonprofit buys mailers saying 'Vote for Patel' and does not consult Patel, her campaign, or a party committee. What is the spending called?

A committee accepts unlimited funds from individuals, corporations, and unions, then spends only on ads it makes without candidate coordination. What committee is it?

A multicandidate PAC wants to give directly to a House candidate's campaign committee for the general election. What is the most it may give for that election?

A consultant who normally sells voter files gives a campaign a file for free. The campaign uses it for outreach. How is the value classified?

An outside group shows a campaign its ad script, the campaign approves the message, and the group buys the ad. What classification fits the ad buy?

In a House race, the incumbent has far more cash for ads, staff, polling, and travel than the challenger. What race feature does this most directly strengthen?

A little-known challenger raises enough small-dollar money to buy introductory ads and travel across the district. What is the most direct campaign effect?