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What was the main issue in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case?
What was the main issue in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case?
- Whether the First Amendment allows the government to regulate campaign financing
- Whether Super PACs can collect funds from corporations
- Whether corporations have the right to independent political speech (correct)
- Whether the federal campaign finance law is constitutional
What type of organization is Citizens United?
What type of organization is Citizens United?
- A Super PAC
- A political party
- A nonprofit corporation (correct)
- A government agency
What did the Supreme Court rule regarding the constitutional protection of speech in the Citizens United case?
What did the Supreme Court rule regarding the constitutional protection of speech in the Citizens United case?
- Corporations have the exclusive right to independent political speech
- The corporate nature of the speaker strips the speech of constitutional protection
- The corporate nature of the speaker does not strip the speech of constitutional protection (correct)
- Corporations do not have the right to independent political speech
What is the role of Super PACs in campaign financing?
What is the role of Super PACs in campaign financing?
What was the impact of the Citizens United decision on campaign financing?
What was the impact of the Citizens United decision on campaign financing?
Study Notes
- Citizens United versus Federal Election Commission declared a portion of federal campaign finance law unconstitutional.
- The case questioned whether the First Amendment allows the government to make distinctions among types of speakers, specifically whether corporations have the right to independent political speech.
- Citizens United was a nonprofit corporation that produced a documentary critical of Hillary Clinton during her presidential campaign.
- The Supreme Court ruled that the corporate nature of the speaker does not strip the speech of constitutional protection.
- The decision has led to the rise of Super PACs, which can collect funds from corporations but are restricted from giving them directly to candidates.
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Test your knowledge of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case that challenged federal campaign finance laws and the rights of corporations to engage in political speech. Learn about the impact of this landmark Supreme Court decision on Super PACs and political financing.
