In America, citizens have a unique privilege that people do not get in most other countries. Americans have the privilege to vote; however, most do not vote. People who run for office are called candidates and they get financial support from a multitude of different groups and by individual donors. This phenomenon is called campaign finance. From local to national offices, money fuels votes. From studying campaign finance briefly, I learned about court cases, types of groups, superpacs, FEC limits, and basic campaign information. I learned about two specific court cases and two types of groups. Citizens United v. FEC in 2010 said that political spend is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment, and the government cannot keep corporations
