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In its 2014 McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission ruling, the Supreme Court held that the aggregate limits on a person's contributions to federal candidates, parties, and political action committees were:_________

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unconstitutional under the First Amendment.

Step-by-step explanation:

In 2012, Shaun McCutcheon who lives in Alabama in the United States of America together with the Republican National Committee sued to challenge the federal election campaign on the biennial limits it placed on the combined contributions an individual can make to federal candidates, parties and political action committees.

Two years later, the supreme court of the country, through a vote of 5-4, ruled that the aggregate limits being talked about are not found in the constitution under the first amendment.

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