How did the Supreme Court ruling in Buckley v. Valero increases the power of state political parties?
A.) it allowed state parties to be the only funding mechanism for specific candidates for office
B.) it ruled that national political policies OUCOD not attempt to influence state-level political contests
C.) it permitted political parties to raise unlimited funds for state-level party-building activities
D.) It ruled that the state parties should be responsible for the nomination of the president
Ans: C.) it permitted political parties to raise unlimited funds for state-level party-building activities
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A. has increased in recent years as a result of continuing devolution B. is no longer permitted under state law C. has declined as the size of the Capitol press corps has shrunk D. has become more focused on detailed explanations of policy issues
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A) the Senate majority?s tendency to reject nominees of the opposing political party. B) how religion and region were once important selection criteria. C) how a president can mold the Court to his ideology. D) how presidents can become disappointed with their selections. E) the importance of partisanship in the selection of justices.
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What will be an ideal response?
A person cannot be tried twice for the same crime in either state or federal court, a practice known as
A) dissenting opinion. B) writ of certiorari. C) statutory interpretation. D) criminal code. E) double jeopardy.