Which of the following best describes the message in the political cartoon? a) Placing limits on special interest contributions would not diminish the role of money in elections.

b) Contributions from special interests have undermined fair and competitive political campaigns.

c) Special interests have a small number of votes to use to influence elections.

d) Although money garners attention from the media and voters, it does not influence how people vote

Can someone read this article and tell me the 1) key ideas and 2) one key quote (copy and paste the link the article is not to long at all)from

A. spinoza thinks that we human beings are due for what was described in class as an “ontological demotion.” explain this ontological demotion, comparing his view of what we are to a more traditional aristotelian view. (you should concentrate on spinoza’s views on the human body, but be sure to say something about what he thinks the human mind is.) why does he think the demotion is needed? is he right? explain why the demotion matters to the overall project of the ethics.

Which situation is an example of a citizen participating in a politicial process