In 2023, Club for Growth Action, a conservative super-PAC, r…

In 2023, Club for Growth Action, a conservative super-PAC, released a 30-second campaign ad urging voters not to support Republican Governor Jim Justice’s campaign to unseat Democratic Senator Joe Manchin in West Virginia. In the clip, which was not authorized by any political candidate, the super-PAC called Governor Justice a “Swamp RINO” and an “establishment” candidate that was “personally recruited” by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. This campaign ad can be characterized as having which of the following features?

In 2022, the state legislature of Kansas proposed an amendme…

In 2022, the state legislature of Kansas proposed an amendment to the state’s constitution that would have effectively ended the right to an abortion within the state. The amendment was then submitted to the voters of Kansas, who considered and rejected the proposed amendment 59% to 41% in an election. This is an example of a(n) ____________________.

In congressional committees, the process in which the conten…

In congressional committees, the process in which the content of a bill is thoroughly reviewed and revised (i.e., edited) by committee members is called a ______________. Once a bill undergoes this process, committee members subsequently decide whether to report the bill to the floor.