Which of the Following Was the Result on Appeal in Federal

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the result on appeal in Federal Election Comm'n v.Beaumont,the case in the text in which the Supreme Court considered whether certain of the Federal Election Commission's regulations including,for example,regulating corporate political participation through the use of PAC's,constitute unconstitutional limits on speech?

A) That the regulations impermissibly regulated speech because nonprofit corporations were treated differently than corporations operated on a for profit basis.
B) That the regulations impermissibly regulated speech because unreasonable distinctions were made between exemptions granted to certain nonprofit corporations but not to others.
C) That the regulations impermissibly regulated speech because, using a strict scrutiny standard, the regulations were overly broad.
D) That the regulations permissibly regulated speech because nonprofit corporations, unlike corporations operated on a for profit basis, lack constitutional protection in the area of free speech.
E) That the regulations permissibly regulated speech because the regulations allowed some control of campaign activity without jeopardizing the associational rights of advocacy organizations' members.