What was the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission?
a. It expanded the ability of parties to raise and spend money.
b. It limited the ability of parties to raise and spend money.
c. It placed new limits on campaign fund-raising by corporations and unions.
d. It increased the transparency of campaigns by imposing strict disclosure requirements.
a
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People living in a democracy have a greater moral obligation to obey the law than people living in a dictatorship because __________
a. they have the opportunity to change unjust laws by working within the system b. the social contract prohibits demonstrating against unpopular laws c. laws passed in a democracy are always right and just d. laws in a democracy are passed by the majority, and majority rules
What was the emphasis in Justice Field's dissenting opinion in the Slaughterhouse Cases (1873)?
a. The role of the Fourteenth Amendment in protecting slaves b. The need for a more expansive reading of the Fourteenth Amendment by the Supreme Court c. Limiting the role of the federal government in interpreting the Fourteenth Amendment d. The repeal of the Fourteenth Amendment