Campaigns and Elections Answers

The main purpose of a political campaign is either to get an issue passed or

While state law governs many aspects of the election process, the federal government is responsible for

Before a general election can take place, a political party may hold a election to select a candidate for office.

One way states can support a fair election process is to

While private funding for a campaign may come from a variety of sources, which source provides public funding for a campaign?

Read Justice John Paul Stevens’s dissenting opinion in the Citizens United case.At bottom, the Court's opinion is . . . a rejection of the common sense of the American people, who have recognized a need to prevent corporations from undermining self government since the founding, and who have fought against the distinctive corrupting potential of corporate electioneering since the days of Theodore Roosevelt.–Justice StevensDissenting OpinionCitizens United v. Federal Elections CommissionWhat does Justice Stevens say about the Court’s ruling?

Which of these arguments might be used by someone who supports strict campaign finance laws?