In response to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold), the United States Supreme Court, in Citizens United v. FEC, ruled that

A. Limits cannot be placed upon candidates’ contributions to their own campaigns
B. Independent campaign expenditures by corporations and unions are protected by the First Amendment
C. Limits on issue advertisements 90 days before an election are unconstitutional
D. Limits on campaign contributions by minors are constitutional under the First Amendment
E. Requiring endorsement statements in campaign advertisements is unconstitutional


Ans: B. Independent campaign expenditures by corporations and unions are protected by the First Amendment

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A. dismissing Congress B. appointing a friendly Speaker of the House of Representatives C. pulling decisions into the White House through executive orders, centralized administration, and broad assertions of executive privilege D. ensuring all bills are heard by a favorable committee

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Woodrow Wilson embraced all of these ideas EXCEPT a. National self­determination would be the key to humanity's political salvation. b. If peoples were given a choice of government, they would universally choose democracy. c. If all countries were democratic, the moral force of world public opinion would be a powerful deterrent towar

d. It is possible to trust in the morality and common sense of the ordinary person. e. The nation-state is rapidly becoming an obsolete form of political society.

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Where is the location of the headquarters of the United States Bureau of the Census?

A) Alexandria, Virginia B) Suitland, Maryland C) Keystone, Pennsylvania D) Elmore, Delaware E) Trenton, New Jersey

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The Articles of Confederation were concerned primarily with

a. limiting the powers of the central government. b. creating a unitary form of government. c. creating a federal form of government. d. creating a government in which the states were largely subservient to the national government.

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