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:

Elaborative Rehearsal

A technique for memory enhancement which involves deeply processing the item to be remembered by linking it to existing knowledge.

Levels of Processing Model

A theory that suggests memory retention is directly related to the depth of mental processing, with deeper levels of analysis leading to more meaningful connections and better recall.

Elaborative Rehearsal

A memory technique that involves thinking about the meaning of the term to be remembered, as opposed to simply repeating the term to oneself.

Maintenance Rehearsal

A cognitive strategy for keeping information active in short-term memory by repetitively verbalizing or thinking about the information.