Spending in Campaigns by Individuals and Groups That Is Independent

question 34

Multiple Choice

Spending in campaigns by individuals and groups that is independent of the candidate's campaign is:

• A) a form of speech that can only be regulated by the state governments.
• B) a form of regulated speech that is protected because of the Fourteenth Amendment's fair elections clause.
• C) protected and unregulated speech because the Courts have ruled that such spending is not corruptive.
• D) protected specifically because of freedom of the press.
• E) is a form of slander that is not protected by the courts.

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