In 2014, the Supreme Court Struck Down Aggregate, or Combined

question 16

Multiple Choice

In 2014, the Supreme Court struck down aggregate, or combined, limits on individual contributions to candidates for federal office on the grounds that:

• A) the federal government could not clearly demonstrate that a lack of aggregate contributions would increase the possibility of public corruption.
• B) spending money on behalf of candidates is a form of speech protected by the First Amendment, as held in Buckley v.Valeo.
• C) the reasoning for the limits was deemed to be overly broad, and thus a violation of First Amendment speech rights.
• D) the reasoning for the limits was deemed to lack neutrality, given that they targeted the wealthy.

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