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What was the effect of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission?
A.
It removed limitations on corporate funding of political broadcasts.
B.
It removed all limits on campaign contributions by interest groups.
C.
It prohibited corporations and businesses from contributing to political campaigns.
D.
It prohibited interest groups from contributing to individual candidates.

Answer 1

The answer for this question was not b, it is a.

Answer 2

The answer is: A. It removed limitations on corporate funding of political broadcasts.

At that time, the limitation of corporate funding of political broadcast was created to reduce the influence of the private sectors in the election. The supreme court later on ruled that the limitation is a violation of human rights that protected under the free speech clause in the first amendment.