Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

its evaluative standard of sovereignty and separation of powers, where the public is participating in the voting process, the citizens may vote on the laws which govern the rights of the people and therefore establish the consequences for abusing those rights. To clarify, using gun control as an example, the right to bear arms has Second Amendment protection, yet if a citizen is legally carrying a gun and chooses to shoot a bystander without provocation, this may constitute as a violation of…

spending for campaign financing we, as a country, are experiencing, is a preposterous amount: There has been a 245% increase in presidential elections, 662% increase in house elections, and 1338% in Senate elections since the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case occurred on January 21, 2010 (Hasen 21). The amount of money used in the 2012 elections proves to be even more unbelievable. From the beginning of 2011 trhough the…

represent them on a local, state, or national level. In america, every election is different with varying rules, ballot structures, level of media coverage, and participating constituents. Currently, the U.S. 2016 presidential campaign is in full force and quickly approaching the national conventions, which will finally declare who the Republican and Democratic nominees will be. Campaigns in principle should enhance the democratic election process, allowing the electorate the ability to question…

tomorrow of the United States of America and have left a great legacy from their political achievements that have developed in the United States from the 20th century to the present. To begin with Earl Warren, an American jurist and politician was appointed to be the 14th Chief Justice of the United States from the 1950’s-1960’s. The significance in this was that Warren was a great contributor to the important decisions of rulings that made racial segregation in schools unconstitutional Brown v.…

The radical reconstruction that took place after the civil war was America’s first attempt at an interracial democracy. Reconstruction included three major initiatives which were reconstruction of the union, transformation of southern society and enactment of progressive legislation favouring the rights of freed slaves. The process of the reconstruction of the union began before the end of the civil war in 1863. As the union made many victories President Abraham Lincoln issued the proclamation…

of these indignities were violations of rights enumerated in the 1875 legislation. The Supreme Court analyzed these cases in view of the Fourteenth Amendment and concluded the Amendment was not designed to apply to private citizens or private organizations, but only to the federal and state governments. This decision resulted in the Civil Rights Act of 1875 being invalidated, and opened the doors to blatant discrimination by businesses and individuals. John Marshall Harlan, who was a supporter…

society, specifically, Brown v. Board of Education. The unanimous decision, that took two years to decide, is one that should act as a model for all Courts thereafter as to the resolute need for a depolarized Court. A two-year deliberation followed by a unanimous decision would not have been the case if the Roberts Court…

In 2010 the United Citizen v. Federal Election Commission would have a bigger impact on the way elections are won. The case decision concluded limiting the amount PACs and donors spend on campaigns for candidates violates the First Amendment. Since the court case decision, Super PACs were created to donate unlimited amounts of money to a campaign for a candidate. Super PACs were mostly used by Republicans. The Democratic party are opposed by Super PACs. However, even though the Democratic party…

The early part of the 20th century was setting a tone for what was to come later in life for Americans. Times were changing not only racially but with workers, business, women, living and ultimately, the regulation of what America would become. In 1901 after McKinley was assassinated, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt became president. He was president for six years due to his progressive ways. America had not seen a man in charge like Roosevelt, he was fun, sociable and always willing to speak to…

The case Citizens United V. Federal Election Commission dealt with the control of campaign spending by organizations. The Supreme Court stated that the First Amendment stopped the government from decreasing independent political expenditures by a nonprofit organization. Therefore, the court upheld conditions for public disclosure by sponsors and advertisements. The case did not include a federal ban from corporations or unions to candidate campaigns or…