1. Today’s Agenda Any Announcements? Any Questions? Let's Review our Bellwork.... Now... Let’s Begin Today’s Lesson…..

2. Our Standards Today Today's State Standard Elections and the Political Process Students evaluate issues regarding campaigns for national, state, and local elective offices. GC.28 Describe the means that citizens use to participate in the political process (e.g., voting, campaigning, lobbying, filing a legal challenge, demonstrating, petitioning, picketing, and running for political office). (P)

3. Our objectives today Explain the issues raised by campaign spending. Describe the various sources of funding for campaign spending. Examine federal laws that regulate campaign financing. Outline the role of the Federal Election Commission in enforcing campaign finance laws.

4. Campaign Spending

8. Some Videos to Explain Video #1 – A video from the Federal Election Commission explaining the Federal Election Commission

9. What did we know now? What do we know now about the Federal Election Commission? Did you see the words Corporations and Contribution Limits in that video? Hmm....

10. Citizens United vs FEC Is a corporation a person? What do you think? Does the First Amendment of Free Speech apply to Exxon? Walmart? Insurance Companies?

11. Another Video... How did Citizens United vs FEC happen?

12. Citizens United vs FEC How did it happen? What do you think? Why? Do you think the Supreme Court ruled correctly? Why or why not?

13. What is Citizens United vs FEC? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/us/politics/22scotus.html?pag ewanted=all&_r=0

14. Campaign Financing Sources of Funding: a) Private Contributions b) Public Treasury

15. Contributions Turn in your textbook to page 293. “Financing the Campaign” * Regulating Campaign Financing * Federal Election Campaign Act (1971) - Federal Election Commission

16. Federal Laws They have changed since this textbook was printed. Haven't they??? In 1907 it became unlawful for any corporation or national bank to contribute any money to anyone running for a federal office. What was happening in our nation at the turn of the 20 th Century?

17. Four Laws – Do they even apply now? Page 294 in your textbook: 1971 – Federal Election Campaign Act 1974 and 1976 – Amendments to FECA 2002 – Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Remember, these are only for FEDERAL races (President, US Senate, US House)

18. Each State Makes their Own Laws Remember, per the 10 th Amendment in the Bill of Rights, States have total control over their state and local elections.

19. Federal Election Commission Four areas of enforcement: 1) Requires timely disclosure of campaign finance data. How much? Who gave it to you? 2) Places limits on contributions? What are the current limits? http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/contriblimits.shtml

20. Federal Election Commission 3) Place limits on campaign expenditures. Is there a limit now? http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/fecfeca.shtml#Independent_Expenditures 4) Provide public funding for several parts of the presidential election process. You check a box to give or not give $3.00 to this fund when you vote. http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/pubfund.shtml#anchor686308

21. Obama and Romney turned down the money

22. Here is Why http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/pubfund.shtml#General Would you want to limit yourself to spending $20 million if you can spend $600 million?

23. Our objectives today Explain the issues raised by campaign spending. Describe the various sources of funding for campaign spending. Examine federal laws that regulate campaign financing. Outline the role of the Federal Election Commission in enforcing campaign finance laws.

24. What Did We Learn Today? On a separate sheet of paper, answer these questions for me to take up and review. Assessment Questions What are political action committees (PACs)? Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement: “Democracy would be best served if campaigns were entirely supported by the small contributions of millions of American voters”.