The Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission loosened restrictions on __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Answer: spending by corporations and unions on political ads

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The District of Columbia has:

A. no electoral votes because it is not a state. B. three electoral votes,even though it is not a state. C. five members in the House of Representatives, so it has five electoral votes. D. thirteen electoral votes, representing the thirteen original colonies. E. two members in the Senate, so it has two electoral votes.

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Democratic corporatism refers to

a. the existence of a significant number of representatives from Germany's business associations within its legislature. b. practice of attempting to emulate corporate structures and practices within a governmental bureaucracy. c. a cooperative relationship between labor unions, business associations, and the state in the making of public policy. d. the participation of representatives from Germany's semi public institutions within the cabinet. e. a type of political practice linking private and state actors that is common throughout all of Europe.

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Which of the parties has usually been labeled the party of the "spenders" by its opponent?

A) Democratic B) Republican C) Whig D) Federalist E) American

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Interest groups are prohibited from attempting to influence the decisions of elected officials who have received campaign contributions from the interest's PAC

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Political Science