Why are state and federal laws that restrict organized interests’ contributions to campaigns quite limited in their effectiveness in keeping interest group money out of elections?
a. Organized interests largely ignore such laws.
b. Groups can spend unlimited amounts of money if there is no coordination with a candidate.
c. Laws do not empower any entity to prosecute offenders of such laws.
d. Campaigns are not required to report the source of their contributions.
e. The penalties for violating such laws do not deter illegal activity.
b. Groups can spend unlimited amounts of money if there is no coordination with a candidate.
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A) balance the gender gap. B) help increase the tax base for each state. C) favor congressional incumbents. D) prioritize federal programs over local programs. E) maximize the voting power of minority groups.
What was the fourteenth point of Wilson’s issued statement of America’s reasons for entering the war?
a. a call for creating a system of collective security b. a call for large war reparations to be paid by Germany c. a call for greater self-determination and independence of nations d. a pledge that the United States would no longer become involved in European wars