Author Question: What is the role of volunteers in a political campaign? What will be an ideal ... (Read 44 times)

londonang · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

What is the role of volunteers in a political campaign?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Compare and contrast 527 political committees and 501(c) groups.

What will be an ideal response?

Jordin Calloway · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Indicate that volunteers are absolutely necessary for the campaign.
2. Discuss that volunteers answer phones, staff candidate booths, copy and distribute campaign literature, and serve as the public face of the campaign.
3. Discuss how volunteers canvass and are part of get-out-the-vote efforts.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Indicate that 527 groups are created with the primary purpose of influencing electoral outcomes. They are subject to limited government regulation.
2. Indicate that the primary purpose of 501(c) groups cannot be electoral politics; no more than half of their budget can be spent on campaigns.
3. Indicate that both 527s and 501s get their names from provisions in U.S. tax code.