Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1.Campaign money has always been strictly regulated in American politics because the Framers wanted to guarantee political equality.
2.Proponents of the original Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 hoped to rein in the cost of campaigns, and the flow of campaign money has started lagging behind the pace of inflation.
3.The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission imposed significant limitations on independent spending.
4.Typically, half of Senate incumbents and 70–80% of House incumbents win by default because their opponents spend too little money to make a race of it.

1.false
2.false
3.false
4.true

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