The effect of the Supreme Court decision in Buckley v. Valeo (1976) was that
a. limits on aggregate contributions from individuals was unconstitutional.
b. reporting requirements and contribution limits were constitutional, but limits on spending violated the free speech protections of the First Amendment.
c. Congress did not have the authority to establish campaign finance laws because elections were regulated by the states.
d. corporations were entitled to the same free speech protections in the First Amendment as individuals.
b. reporting requirements and contribution limits were constitutional, but limits on spending violated the free speech protections of the First Amendment.
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A. issues related to the family. B. marriage. C. procreation. D. homosexual relations. E. None of these are correct.
One of the many problems in contemporary international relations is the North-South gap. What are two potential causes and two potential consequences of the so-called North-South gap?
What will be an ideal response?
Under considerable fiscal stress due to a decline in federal aid and increased federal mandates, states have
a. been unable to balance their budgets. b. dramatically increased their capacities. c. maintained the service and program levels typical of the late 1970s. d. had a dramatic decrease in their capacities.
The first African American Supreme Court Justice was _________, who also argued Brown v. Board of Education before the court
A) Medgar Evers B) ?Clarence Thomas C) Marcus Garvey D) ?Thurgood Marshall ? E) Martin Luther King, Jr.