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CLEP US Government

Category - Elections

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Who is in charge of monitoring federal elections in the US?
  1. The US State Department
  2. The Federal Election Commission
  3. The Campaign Compliance Commission
  4. The political parties are to monitor each other and issue complaints to the Justice Department.
  5. Each individual state
Explanation
Answer: B - The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent agency mandated by Congress to supervise federal elections. It is composed of six members nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and only three members may be of the same party. So, if the President of the United States is a Republican and there are already three Republicans on the Commission, then the president would have to nominate a Democrat or an independent.
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