In the 2014 supreme court case the court ruled that there was no evidence that making campaign contributions to large numbers of candidates led to the donor controlling the candidates. the court therefore ruled that restrictions on this activity were not justified.

To encourage railroad companies to build railroads across the west, the government gave them subsidies by select the best answer from the choices provided. a. paying the wages of laborers b. giving them building materials c. providing railroad trains d. providing free land