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1 WHAT DO CORPORATIONS AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT HAVE TO DO WITH POLITICS?

2 Citizens United v. F.E.C. (2010) Reading #1

3 Do you agree or disagree with Mr
Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Carvin when he says “that a ban on spending money to speak is no different than a straight forward ban on speech”?

4 * Court case dealing with regulation of campaign spending by organizations * 1st Amendment prohibits government from restricting political spending by non profit organizations (corporations and unions, too)

5 Organizations may not contribute directly to political campaigns

6 PAC: Gets $ from donors and uses money to campaign

7 SUPER PAC: Unlike traditional PACs, they can raise funds from individuals, corporations, unions, and other groups without any legal limit on donation size *Made possible by Citizens United case

8 501(C)(4): politically active nonprofit organizations dedicated to social welfare.  May participate in political campaigns and elections, as long as their primary activity is the promotion of social welfare not required to disclose their donors

9 What do you think? Pro and Pro Con and Con
CITIZENS UNITED V. FEC What do you think? Pro and Pro Con and Con

10 2012 Presidential Election

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13 BIG SKY, BIG MONEY

14 Primary Source Worksheets

15 Citizens United Essay and Discussion

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