Campaign Finance by Robale Teshome https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi Robale | Brent en-us 2019-01-14 09:22:57 UTC 2023-05-12 20:39:13 UTC hello@padlet.com 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320200142 2019-01-14 09:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320200142 What challenges does the US face regarding Campaign Finance? 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320201984 2019-01-14 09:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320201984 What is Campaign Finance? 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320202385 all funds raised to promote candidates, political parties, or policy initiatives and referenda]]> 2019-01-14 09:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320202385 ORIGIN OF MONEY AS SPEECH 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320203218 2019-01-14 09:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320203218 2010 | SpeechNow v. FEC 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320203997 2019-01-14 09:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320203997 2010 | Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320204139 Supreme Court help political spending is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment, and the government may not keep corporations or unions from spending money to support or denounce individual candidates in elections.]]> 2019-01-14 09:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320204139 CONSEQUENCES 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320205905 2019-01-14 09:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320205905 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320207988 2019-01-14 09:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320207988 SPENDING CAPS 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320209886 laws that prevented corporations and unions from using their funds for political advertising violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech. (Invalidated sections  of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002) ]]> 2019-01-14 10:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320209886 bottom left 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320210824 2019-01-14 10:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320210824 FUNDRAISING CAPS 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320226057 independent expenditure­ only committees may raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, associations and individual]]> 2019-01-14 10:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320226057 527 groups / Super PACs 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320226981 organizations that operate primarily for the purpose of influencing the selection, nomination or appointment of any individual to any public office that are able to raise unlimited sums of money.

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Allowed unions, corporations, and associations to spend unlimited sums of money]]> 2019-01-14 10:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320226981 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320229816 2019-01-14 11:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320229816 RESULTED IN LOTS OF MONEY/BUSINESS IN POLITICS 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320231262 2019-01-14 11:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320231262 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320231451 a record $6.3 billion was spent on presidential and congressional elections in 2012]]> 2019-01-14 11:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320231451 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320231618 SOURCE OF THE MONEY SOMETIMES UNKOWN]]> 2019-01-14 11:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320231618 POPULAR OPINIONS 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320232040 2019-01-14 11:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320232040 (SCOTUS CASES) unleashed billions of dollars of secret, unaccountable money into US elections that is drowning out the voices of ordinary Americans and distorting our democracy. 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320232387 2019-01-14 11:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320232387 bottom right 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320232493 2019-01-14 11:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320232493 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320233672 2019-01-14 11:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320233672 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320234298 2019-01-14 11:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320234298 (SCOTUS) cases protect the free speech and expression 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320236232 2019-01-14 11:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320236232 LARGE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS WANT TO LIMIT MONEY IN POLITICS 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320236840 2019-01-14 11:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320236840 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320237324 2019-01-14 11:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320237324 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320237723 2019-01-14 11:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320237723 WORKS CITED 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320238260 “SpeechNow.org v. FEC.” Campaign Legal Center, 24 June 2015.

"Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission." Oyez, 14 Jan. 2019, 
Duignan, Brian. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 14 Feb. 2018.

Murse, Tom. The Court Case That Led to the Creation of Super PACs. Thoughtco., 15 May 2017.

Government 101: Campaign Finances, Vote Smart.

Foley, Meghan. Here's How Money Came to Rule Politics. The Cheat Sheet, 14 Sept. 2018.

Jones, Bradley. Most Americans Want to Limit Campaign Spending. Pew Research Center, 8 May 2018.

Concern about Money's Influence on Politics Crosses Partisan Lines. Pew Research Center, 2 Dec. 2015.

Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Say New Laws Would Be Effective in Reducing Role of Money in Politics. Pew 
Research Center, 7 May 2018.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18_DKrkAYaHiK5YheThqR-NplnVSqASjHqYXR8rb7rNA/edit?usp=sharing
]]> 2019-01-14 11:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320238260 “After the Citizens United ruling, this undisclosed campaign spending exploded. An example: Charles and David Koch, founders of Koch Industries, run a network of roughly 300 political spenders made up mostly of nonprofit groups that are not required to disclose their spending.” 20teshomer https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320307566 2019-01-14 14:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/20teshomer/yrdhgru4f7mi/wish/320307566