In the 1976 case of Buckley v. Valeo, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that limits on the amount of money that candidates may contribute to their own campaigns violate the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech

The state with the greatest tendency to rely on severance taxes is:

A. New York. B. Mississippi. C. Alaska. D. Oregon.

According to some political scientists, during the 1950s, state political parties

a. became further weakened by the rise of candidate-centered campaigns. b. retained their robust role in the political system, as in the mid-nineteenth century. c. became stronger and more central to political campaigns. d. established permanent headquarters and hired specialized staff to raise contributions and direct campaigns.