In Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, the Supreme Court held that

A. McCain-Feingold, a campaign finance law, was constitutional.
B. issue advocacy was not protected by the First Amendment and could be banned.
C. issue advocacy was protected by the First Amendment and could not be banned.
D. speech required money, and so campaign finance laws were illegal.
E. None of these are correct.


Answer: C

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a. it produced an evenly divided Senate for the first time in a century. b. the same party won not only the presidency but also majority control in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. c. it was the first time a non-Christian won the presidency. d. an independent candidate won the presidency for the first time. e. one party won the presidency and Senate, while the other won the House of Representatives.

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In the Brandenburg case, the Supreme Court ruled that any speech that does not incite "imminent lawless action" is protected

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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______ programs attempt to provide the skills that middle-class children generally have when they enter kindergarten but that children from economically deprived households generally lack.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The _____ tax generally provides the most stable flow of revenue, while the _____ tax generally fluctuates the most with the economy

A. property; income B. income; sales C. sales; property D. income; property

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