Citizens United and Super PACs

Citizens United and Super PACs

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies, Business, Political Science

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case addressed whether the First Amendment prohibits the government from making distinctions among types of speakers, particularly corporations. The Supreme Court ruled that corporations have the right to engage in political speech independently of campaigns, leading to the rise of Super PACs. The decision did not allow corporate contributions to campaigns but permitted independent expenditures. The case has been both criticized for increasing corporate influence and praised for protecting free speech.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was declared unconstitutional in the Citizens United case?

A portion of federal campaign finance law

A ban on corporate contributions to campaigns

The entire federal election law

The First Amendment

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main First Amendment issue in the Citizens United case?

Whether the media can endorse candidates

Whether individuals can contribute to campaigns

Whether the government can make distinctions among types of speakers

Whether corporations can form political parties

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Citizens United case primarily address?

Corporate tax evasion

Media censorship

Independent expenditures by corporations

Direct contributions to political campaigns

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the nature of the documentary produced by Citizens United?

A promotional video for Hillary Clinton

A documentary critical of Hillary Clinton

A documentary about corporate law

A film about the First Amendment

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Supreme Court decide regarding corporate speech?

It is less protected than individual speech

It is equally protected as individual speech

It is not protected under the First Amendment

It can be regulated by the government

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a Super PAC allowed to do after the Citizens United decision?

Collect funds from corporations for independent speech

Form political parties

Directly contribute to political candidates

Regulate corporate spending

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How has the Citizens United decision affected corporate spending in political campaigns?

It has banned corporate spending entirely

Few corporations have devoted large amounts of money

It has led to massive corporate spending

It has had no impact on corporate spending

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