Which development resulted from the Supreme Court's Citizens United v. FEC ruling in 2010?A.The Federal Election Commission was eliminated.B.The first super PACs were formed.C.Candidates could no longer use public funds for their campaigns.D.Corporations and unions could not run ads in the weeks before an election.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

The Citizens United case ________.Question 5Select one:a.upheld existing law limiting spending on behalf of political candidatesb.overturned existing lawc.sent the case back to the lower court to be re-triedd.created more restrictive limits on political spending

The 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission allowed for the creation of super PACs that can influence elections. Which of the following is true of super PACs?a.)They must contribute an equal amount of money to each candidate running for an office.b.)They can spend unlimited amounts of money during elections, but they cannot coordinate directly with a campaign.c.)They are permitted to contribute up to $5,000 per candidate per election and up to $15,000 to a national party.d.)They are allowed to funnel unlimited amounts of money directly into a candidate's campaign.

Which statement best completes this diagram?A.The Federal Election Commission is established.B.Lobbyists unite and call for more transparency and oversight.C.The Supreme Court rules in the case of Citizens United v. FEC.D.Congress passes the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act.

What counterargument did the four dissenting justices offer in the case of Citizens United in 2010?Multiple ChoiceThey argued that there was no constitutional provision limiting marriage to only a man and a woman.They insisted that the Court had an obligation to review a president's public statements and use them for context in ruling on his public policy statements.They claimed that the First Amendment allowed for unlimited campaign spending by corporations and unions.They argued that corporations and unions are not what the framers had in mind in when referring to “the people” in the First Amendment.They insisted that if the First Amendment has any force, it prohibits Congress from fining or jailing citizens, or associations of citizens, for simply engaging in political speech.

A case before the Supreme Court most likely ______.has to do with a federal lawanswers an important constitutional question.got a lot of media attention