Which of the following are characteristics of soft money? i. Donations from individuals and interest groups PACs
ii. unregulated by the FEC
iii. Goes directly to a political candidate
iv. Can be used for advertising or other campaign expenses

a. i, ii, iii, and iv
b. i, and ii only
c: i, iii, and iv only
d. ii, iii, and iv only

b. i, and ii only

Explanation:

Soft money is the term for lightly regulated money transactions and financial campaigns. It presents the financial donation which was given to the party, but not for the direct promotion of a certain political candidate. Other than that, the reason for the user can be any that will result in raising the votes.

One of the characteristics of soft money is that it is unregulated and without many restrictions. It is different from the hard money, given for the direct promotion and advertising of the candidate.

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