Solved

In 2010, the Supreme Court Struck Down Part of the Bipartisan

Question 22

Multiple Choice

In 2010, the Supreme Court struck down part of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 when it ruled that the group Citizen United should not have been kept from airing an anti-Hillary Clinton documentary via paid television time in 2008, when she was running for the Democratic nomination for president.In so doing, and on First Amendment grounds, the Court firmly established the right of corporations and labor unions to:


A) give as much money to campaigns per election as they wish.
B) give as much money to campaigns, political parties, and nonfederal organizations such as state parties as they wish.
C) engage in political advocacy, and spend as much money on independent expenditure organizations as they wish.
D) openly and legally pay politicians for public office, as well as political parties, in return for favors.

Correct Answer:

verifed

Verified

Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge

Related Questions