(will mark ! ) how has the supreme court's ruling in citizens united v. federal election commission (fec) affected campaign spending in by interest groups? a. it has caused spending by interest groups to decrease b. it has caused spending by interest groups to increase c. it has caused some interest groups to decrease spending and others to increase spending d. it has had no impact on spending by interest groups

The correct answer is letter B. The Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is a case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled against the government restriction of independent expedintures for communications by corporations. It has impacted campaign spending because it allowed corporations to fund materials that favor or oppose a candidate, causing an increasement in such spending.

here are some events that to cause increased conflict between the north and south

1) mexican cession- gaining modern day california, utah, arizona, and new mexico from mexico. caused southern and northern politicians to fight over whether or not there would be slavery in these newly acquired territories.

2) uncle tom's cabin- this famous book described the cruelty of slavery in the south during the antebellum period, causing more northerners to support abolition and southerners to resent the book as they felt it unfairly depicted southern society.

3) kansas- nebraska act- disagreements over whether or not kansas and nebraska would be free or slave states caused issues between northern and southern politicians in congress.

4) bleeding kansas- this fighting took place in kansas after congress allowed this territory to vote on whether or not they would have slavery. citizens were killed and buildings were destroyed during this fighting.

evaluate the extent to which the seven years' war (french and indian war, 1754–1763) marked a turning point in american relations with great britain, analyzing what changed and what stayed the same from the period before the war to the period after it.