Establishments to Channel Contributions into Political Campaigns
Which are organizations established by corporations, labor unions, or interest groups to channel the contributions of their members into political campaigns?
a) Political parties b) PACs (Political Action Committees) c) Think tanks d) Advocacy groups
Final answer:
PACs (Political Action Committees) are the organizations established by corporations, labor unions, or interest groups to channel the contributions of their members into political campaigns. There is another type named super PACs that can spend unlimited money on behalf of political candidates. Unlike PACs, political parties are groups aiming to create and implement policies by winning elections. "Option B".
Explanation:
The organizations established by corporations, labor unions, or interest groups to channel the contributions of their members into political campaigns are PACs (Political Action Committees). PACs collect funds from donors and distribute them to candidates who support their issues. For example, many large corporations like Honeywell International, AT&T, and Lockheed Martin form PACs to distribute money to candidates. PACs are limited in the amount of money that they can contribute to individual candidates or to national party organizations.
There is also another type of PACs known as super PACs, these can spend virtually unlimited amounts of money on behalf of political candidates but cannot contribute money directly to individual candidates. Super PACs became more influential following the 2010 Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which removed the limit on how much money unions or corporations can donate to super PACs.
Political parties are different from PACs and super PACs. They are groups of people with similar interests who work together to create and implement policies by winning elections. The primary goal of interest groups and PACs is to influence public policy, including by supporting political parties as they try to win elections.