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) Roberts Scalia Thomas Alito Kennedy Ginsberg Breyer
DC United
FEC
Roberts
Scalia
Thomas
Alito
Kennedy
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.

8. Results

10. Spending 2018 Elections

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

12. Works Cited Page
"Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission." Oyez, 14 Nov. 2018,
Open Secrets. Accessed 15 Nov. 2018
The Washington Post. 22 Jan. 2014, fix/wp/2014/01/21/     how-citizens-united-changed-politics-in-6- charts/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.64a41c7a88e1.     Accessed 15 Nov