What is one major factor that has prompted voters in Texas to seek other sources of information, including media, to help them navigate political campaigns?
A. confusion about how to interpret polling data
B. the decline in the number of traditional newspapers
C. long ballots in primaries and general elections
D. the ability to vote a straight-ticket ballot
Answer: C
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The Supreme Court's power to enforce its own decisions
A. is non-existent. B. is significantly stronger than that of lower federal courts. C. makes it among the strongest courts in the world. D. is called justiciable authority. E. is derived from the 12th Amendment to the Constitution.
What was the effect of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Citizens United case?
a. Candidates are now free to spend any amount of their own personal funds on a campaign. b. Corporations and unions must create separate PACs to solicit funds from stockholders or union members for political purposes. c. Soft-money contributions to federal candidates are strictly limited. d. Corporations and unions can now spend money directly for political purposes.