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CLEP US Government

Category - Elections

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Why would billionaire Richie McBuck be more likely to win as a candidate for Senate, all things being equal, than Bob Lawsome, who is not wealthy?
  1. The billionaire is already better-known.
  2. If the billionaire could get that rich in the first place, he must be a good at helping run government.
  3. The billionaire could use his own money to run the campaign, and wouldn’t have to spend time fundraising.
  4. Poor people don’t know how to write laws.
  5. Poor people have never won elected office.
Explanation
Answer: C - Elections cost a lot of money, so if you can spend your own you automatically have an advantage. This is probably the best explanation for why so many members of Congress are multi-millionaires. Another consideration is that a wealthy person can afford to quit her job and risk running for office. Poor Bob Lawsome might not have that option.
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