What Have Been the Implications of the 2010 Citizens United

question 61

Multiple Choice

What have been the implications of the 2010 Citizens United case?

• A)Corporations were deemed as non-persons, and thus cannot contribute directly to political campaigns.
• B)Individuals, corporations, and unions may now contribute unlimited campaign funds through so-called "super-PACs."
• C)Despite being considered collections of people by the Court, corporations may not donate to political campaigns.
• D)Individuals may donate unlimited campaign funds, but corporations face a stiff $100,000 cap.

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Definitions:

Contingency Table

A type of table used in statistical analysis to summarize the relationship between several categorical variables.

Nominal Data

Refers to data classified into categories that cannot be ordered in any meaningful way, such as types of fruit or colors.

Chi-squared Test

A numerical method employed to ascertain whether a notable discrepancy exists between the anticipated frequencies and the actual frequencies across one or several categories.

Qualitative Data

Data that is descriptive and conceptual, often categorized based on qualities and characteristics that are not numerical.