<span>Grant's capture of Vicksburg gave the Union full control of the river and effectively severed the trans-Mississippi region from the rest of the Confederacy. The success of his brilliant campaign caused Lincoln to place Grant in charge of all Union armies west of the Appalachians. In a short time, his forces captured the rail center of Chattanooga and cleared the way for an invasion of Georgia. Lincoln then gave Grant supreme command of all Union armies.</span>
The Constitution explicitly assigns the president the power to sign or veto legislation, command the armed forces, ask for the written opinion of their Cabinet, convene or adjourn Congress, grant reprieves and pardons, and receive ambassadors.
The corporations and unions have been able to spend unlimited sums of money on campaign advertising since 2010 because the Supreme Court ruled that campaign spending is a protected form of free speech.
Answer: Option B
<u>Explanation:
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The Supreme Court in its judgement of a 2010 case fought between the parties 'Citizen United' and the 'Federal Election Commission' clarified that the expenditure made by a political party to communicate with its subjects forms an integral part of their freedom of speech and hence their spending on election campaigns cannot be capped by law.
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