Despite Treating Campaign Spending as a Form of Protected Speech

question 90

Multiple Choice

Despite treating campaign spending as a form of protected speech, the Supreme Court does prohibit:

• A) "soft money" contributions to political parties.
• B) unlimited spending by rich candidates on their own campaigns.
• C) how much money individuals and groups can spend independent of a candidate's campaign.
• D) how much money presidential candidates can spend on their own campaigns if they don't accept public funding.
• E) any form of public funding for presidential campaigns.

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