Packet 12: Bonus 11
One of the largest databases for tracking the outcomes of these funds is OpenSecrets, which includes 501(c)(4) spending. For 10 points each:
[10e] Political Action Committees allow the wealthy to circumvent FEC limits on what funds used to support political campaigns?
ANSWER: donations [or campaign donations; accept campaign contributions]
[10m] Independent expenditures made by PACs are constitutionally protected speech due to this legal doctrine, according to Citizens United v. FEC. A description is acceptable.
ANSWER: corporate personhood [accept descriptions of the idea that corporations are people]
[10h] An OpenSecrets database named after this type of object tracks the workplaces of former government employees. This type of object is a metaphor for government employees entering lobbying, and vice versa.
ANSWER: revolving door [prompt on door]
<Editors, Social Science> | Packet L
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 106 | 15.28 | 74% | 32% | 47% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Cambridge D | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Cambridge B | Cambridge A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cambridge C | Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cardiff | Southampton | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Imperial B | Imperial A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Imperial C | Imperial D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LSE | Cambridge E | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Oxford | Bristol | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 80% | 20% | 80% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 10.00 | 63% | 0% | 38% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 17.14 | 100% | 14% | 57% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 89% | 22% | 33% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 12 | 13.33 | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 12 | 19.17 | 83% | 42% | 67% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 12.22 | 56% | 44% | 22% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 12 | 19.17 | 75% | 58% | 58% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 9 | 13.33 | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 13.33 | 83% | 17% | 33% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 40% | 40% | 60% |