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haleyc112

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Which of the following provides support for the claim that the decision in Citizens United had unintended consequences on American elections?
 
  A)the rush for states to frontload their nomination contests and to switch to closed primaries
  B)the contributions by conservative super PACs in 2008 equaled the total amount of individual donations raised by John McCain, the eventual party nominee
  C)the increase in donor transparency in American elections with the rise of super PACs
  D)the steep decline in the numbers of negative advertisements and in the solicitation of small individual donations by candidates

Question 2

In regard to the federal budget, modern presidents are differentiated from early presidents because modern presidents __________, while early presidents __________.
 
  A)have considerably less influence over the budget process;wielded far-reaching authority
  B)have the final say over appropriations;simply set the terms of the budget debate
  C)set the terms of the budget debate; relied on Congress for budgetary proposals
  D)defer to Congress on all budgetary issues;routinely challenged congressional budgetary powers



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C



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