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Copy of Understanding Citizens United Orlando Science Middle/High Charter HISTORY 142

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Understanding Citizens United The First Amendment, 1791 Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petiti... on the Government for a redress of grievances. 1. Do you consider donations to a politician to be “free speech”? Explain why or why not. No because it's still money and it's very important First Amendment right to be able to promote political ideas and change 2. Should corporations be allowed to give unlimited amounts of money to influence politics? List 3 reasons in favor of why they should, and then 3 reasons why they should not. Yes, they should No, they should not It can help the candidate with better campaigning Because of corruption Candidates can hire more people to spread the agenda so people can make better voting decisions. It is not truthful because it can ruin people's decisions Because it gives a chance to the corporations to participate in the political process Also, it is very expensive for elections and it can cost billions or millions of dollars. Read the “Understanding Citizens United” then answer the following questions. 3. Why do you think Senators Feingold and McCain sought to limit campaign contributions? The primary goal of the McCain-Feingold Law was to stop the increasing use of "soft-money" (unregulated monetary donations) to fund advertising by political parties on behalf of their candidates and they sought to limit the campaign contributions. 4. In what way was the Citizens United case different than traditional political advertisements? corporations could more freely pay for political advertisements. 5. Do you feel that the Movie should have been allowed to air before an election? Explain why or why not. Yes because, they are still all citizens. They are still entitled to vote. And the Constitution says so. Read the “Supreme Court’s Conclusion” and answer the following questions. 6. Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s ruling that the First Amendment applies to corporations? Explain why or why not. The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution guarantees the right of everyone “to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.” 7. Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s ruling that the government cannot limit the amount of money a corporation spends to support a political candidate? Explain why or why not. Corporations could more freely pay for political advertisements. Abd the government cannot limit the money because they limited direct campaign contributions, however, they were allowed and remained in their place. 8. What effect do you think the Citizens United ruling had on American politics? American politics were prim [Show More]

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