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​In the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case, the Court ruled that political action committees (PACs) could accept unlimited contributions for making _____

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In the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case, the Court ruled that political action committees (PACs) could accept unlimited contributions for making _____.

a. independent expenditures​

b. ​dispersed costs

c. tax exempts​

d. bundled expenditures​

e. concentrated benefits​

Answer: a. independent expenditures​

Step-by-step explanation:

In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010), the United States Supreme Court ruled that independent​ political expenditures are considered free speech and therefore protected under the First Amendment.

That same year, in SpeechNow.org vs. FEC, the former decision was cited to appeal against the limits on contributions to political action committees (PACs). From then on, the so-called super PACs arose as a growing influence on political elections.

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