Why does political science research tend to reject the idea that campaign donations are a form of vote buying?
What will be an ideal response?
Looking at who receives donations, PACs tend to donate to members who already support their goals, not opponents. Contributions tend to signal and reinforce a relationship rather than create one. Strategic members interested in reelection are also unlikely to change their vote simply for money; it makes little sense to raise money by taking a vote that is unpopular and may damage future campaign prospects.
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Under which Chief Justice in the mid-1990s did the United States Supreme Court begin to hand down a series of decisions greatly strengthening states' rights against the power of the federal government?
A) Earl Warren B) Warren Burger C) William Rehnquist D) Louis Brandeis E) Howard Taft