Question

Political Action Committees (PACS) donate money to campaigns and they are associated with: a. political parties c. interest groups b. the candidate themselves d. the government

Answer 1

The correct answer is C.

Political Action Committees are organizations that raise and spend money to elect and defeat particular candidates. They collect campaign contributions and donate them to fund campaigns.

Most PACS represent business, labor and specific interests groups. Interests groups support candidates that are sympathetic to their views in hopes of gaining access to them once they are elected and in office.

PACS through which cooperations and unions can spend unlimited amounts of money on behalf of political candidates are called super PACS.