What impact has Citizens United had on independent expenditures in congressional campaigns?
What will be an ideal response?
Citizens United has allowed for the creation and growth of super PACs, which can spend unlimited expenditures on campaign activities as long as they do not contribute directly to campaigns or coordinate with those campaigns. In practice, they are not subject to stringent reporting or disclosure requirements that other political groups are.
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The most successful tactic that civil rights and environmental groups have used to influence policy is
A) litigation. B) electioneering. C) lobbying. D) media advertising. E) protest demonstrations.
In what state did the supreme court strike down term limits only to have the state's voters reinstate them four years later?
A. Massachusetts B. Nebraska C. Oregon D. Washington E. Wyoming
In recent parliamentary elections
a. Britain has moved toward single-party dominance. b. the electorate has continued to support a two-and-one-half-party system. c. third parties have received a far smaller share of the popular vote. d. the Liberal Democrats have overtaken the Conservatives.
Which of the following is NOT one of the UNEP's six priority areas?
A) Disasters and conflicts B) Ecosystem management C) Environmental governance D) Narcotics and illicit substances E) Resource efficiency