What event ended -- albeit briefly -- the long-term trend of political apathy in the U.S.?

The last seventeen amendments to the Constitution fall into three main categories: they make public policy, they correct deficiencies in the government's structure or they

A) demonstrate debt-relief. B) promote equality. C) ?designate land holdings. D) ?organize militia. E) implement taxation.

Which of the following describes the term “soft money”?

a. a way that interests can spend money on candidates without being restricted by federal law  b. support for candidates by lobbyists that is not disclosed  c. political action committee contributions to lobbyists  d. material incentives that interest groups provide to their members