The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the McCain-Feingold Act in McConnell v. the Federal Election Commission. What portion of the act did the Supreme Court then invalidate in its 2007 ruling in Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.?
A. ban on issue-based ads within the 30- and 60-day election window
B. restriction on public funding of political candidates
C. limitations on advertisements and donations from corporations and labor unions
D. ban on independent expenditures
E. ban on limits to overall campaign expenditures
Answer: A
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b. Vicente Fox's selection of Calderón as the National Action Party's (PAN) presidential candidate. c. Lopez Obrador's refusal to concede defeat, which divided Mexico's political opposition. d. the support of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). e. his effective policies fighting Mexican drug cartels.
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A) education B) program monitoring C) agenda building D) representation E) issue definition
In the context of functions of news reports, agenda-setting means ________
a. running political campaigns b. presenting national priorities c. suggesting how oneshould see the nationalissues d. commercializing political issues e. portraying national problems in an appealing manner
Most annual spending is mandatory, meaning that legislators must spend certain amounts of the budget on items that are required by law.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)