A Supporter of Limiting Campaign Contributions from Corporations Is Likely

question 15

Multiple Choice

A supporter of limiting campaign contributions from corporations is likely to make which of these arguments?

• A)The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution should not be interpreted as protecting the power of money.
• B)Any growing inequality of wealth has been caused by economic trends that are independent of government policies.
• C)Any advantage as a result of corporate influence is canceled out by the high taxes levied on corporations and by overregulation of corporations.
• D)Political action committees are merely organizations that permit individuals with a shared interest to coordinate their political activity; shared economic interests are just as worthy of representation as religious, ideological, ethnic, or any other kind of interest.
• E)All of these are arguments that supporters would make.

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Definitions:

Conjunctive Tasks

Tasks in which group performance is limited by the performance of the poorest group member.

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