Which statement best describes a Super PAC?

• A. Independent-expenditure committees that can raise unlimited funds; they disclose donors and cannot coordinate with campaigns
• B. They are committees that coordinate with campaigns and face spending limits
• C. Groups that only collect volunteers and no money
• D. Organizations that can accept undisclosed corporate money and coordinate with campaigns

Answer: (A)

Super PACs are independent expenditure groups that can raise and spend unlimited amounts to advocate for or against candidates. The defining rules are that they must operate independently of the campaigns they support and cannot coordinate their messaging or strategies with those campaigns, and they must disclose where their money comes from. This combination—unlimited fundraising, independence from campaigns, and donor disclosure—best describes what a Super PAC is.

That’s why the other ideas don’t fit: they either imply coordination with campaigns or spending limits (which Super PACs do not face), describe groups that don’t raise money at all, or suggest money can come in undisclosed form from corporations (donors must be disclosed, and coordination with campaigns is prohibited).