Company X Contributes to a Group That Opposes Increases in State

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Multiple Choice

Company X contributes to a group that opposes increases in state taxes. State Y has a law that prohibits businesses from donating money when the money may influence how people vote on issues. X challenges the law. A court will likely find:

• A) X is guilty of violating a valid state law
• B) the law is invalid because it impedes interstate commerce
• C) the law is invalid because it violates the First Amendment rights of the business
• D) the law is valid because it seeks only to restrict political speech by business
• E) the law is valid because states have the right to regulate political speech in general

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