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A form of journalism that was popular in the late nineteenth century and featured pictures, comics, color, and sensationalized, oversimplified news coverage was called __________.
 
  a. muckraking
  b. the penny press
  c. blue dog journalism
  d. yellow journalism

Question 2

Describe how outside spending during campaigns has changed since 2000. What laws and Court decisions have impacted spending by outside groups? Describe the roles played by PACs, 527 groups, 501(c) groups, and Super PACs.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Discuss how the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) or McCain-Feingold banned some expenditures that had been traditionally used.
2. Discuss how this led to a tremendous increase in 527 organizations beginning in 2004.
3. Discuss how in 2007, the Supreme Court's Wisconsin Right to Life case let issue ads proliferate via 527s and 501(c) organizations.
4. Discuss how the Citizens United Supreme Court decision resulted in an explosion in Super PACs.
5. Discuss how organizations adapt to the laws passed by Congress and the decisions handed down by the Supreme Court. This suggests that organizations find ways to collect and spend money by exploiting loopholes in the law in order to attempt to exercise influence in the political process.



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