Impact of Citizens United Decision on American Democracy

The Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission decision in 2010 resulted in the protection of corporations and individuals under the First Amendment, allowing unlimited political spending. This ruling changed the landscape of campaign finance by considering political advertisements as a form of free speech. The decision has sparked debates on whether it has helped or hindered American democracy, with arguments for and against the influence of money in politics.

• Citizens United
• Campaign Finance
• First Amendment
• American Democracy
• Political Spending

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1. Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission (2010)

2. Do limits to campaign contributions violate the first amendment? Citizens United - Yes FEC- No

3. Should those who collect money for campaign purposes be made to disclose who donated to them and how much they donated? Citizens United- No FEC- Yes

4. The Decision (5-4) DC United Roberts Scalia Thomas Alito Kennedy FEC Ginsberg Breyer Stevens Sotomayor

5. The Supreme Court decided that the first amendment protects corporations as well as individual citizens.

6. Political advertisements are a form of free speech and the money that supports that speech cannot be limited by the federal government.

7. https://www. opensecrets.o rg/news/repo rts/citizens_u nited.php

8. Results

10. Spending 2018 Elections

11. Helped Hindered Has the Citizens United decision helped or hindered American democracy?

12. Works Cited Page "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission." Oyez, 14 Nov. 2018, www.oyez.org/cases/2008/08-205 Open Secrets. www.opensecrets.org/about/. Accessed 15 Nov. 2018 The Washington Post. 22 Jan. 2014, www.washingtonpost.com/news/the- fix/wp/2014/01/21/ how-citizens-united-changed-politics-in-6- charts/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.64a41c7a88e1. Accessed 15 Nov. 2018.