1. When a candidate wins large states by huge margins and loses small states by small margins it is likely to result in
A. a candidate losing both the popular vote and the Electoral College.
B. a candidate winning the popular vote but losing the Electoral College.
C. the Electoral College vote being thrown out as irrelevant.
D. the popular vote overriding the decision of the Electoral College.
Use the passage to answer the next two questions.
"As the foregoing analysis confirms, the Court cannot resolve this case on a narrower ground without chilling political speech, speech that is central to the meaning and purpose of the First Amendment."
2. Which of the following BEST explains why the Supreme Court references the First Amendment in this excerpt?
A. Money is often used by interest groups and corporations to affect elections.***?
B. Money is often a non-consequential aspect of elections.
C. Citizens United did not result in a conclusive outcome.
D. Campaign speech is restricted by election cycles.
3. Which of the following statements BEST encapsulates the significance of the excerpt?
A. The First Amendment is relevant.***?
B. Corporations are people too.
C. Money is speech.
D. The constitution must be flexible.
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