Campaign Finance in the United States

1.    What is a political campaign?

2.    How do politicians pay for their campaigns?

3.    What does campaign finance law seek to minimize?

4.    Summarize the SCOTUS decision Buckley v. Valeo.

5.    Summarize the SCOTUS decision Citizens United v. FEC.

6.    Do you think there should be restrictions on contributions to political

candidates? Why?

7.    Do you think donating money is like free speech? Why?

8. If you were a Supreme Court justice, how would you decide McCutcheon v. FEC? Why? (justify your answer by citing the US Constitution.

You will create a PowerPoint for amendments 13-19 of the US Constitution.

For each amendment you will answer 4 questions.
1. What year was the amendment ratified?
2. What was the purpose of the amendment?
3. What problem was the amendment meant to address?
4. In your opinion, how effective is the amendment?

Amendment Project

Create PowerPoint listing amendments 11-19 or 20-27 of the US Constitution.
 For each amendment you will answer 4 questions.
1. What year was the amendment ratified?
2. What was the purpose of the amendment?
3. What problem was the amendment meant to address?
4. In your opinion, how effective is the amendment?

Government: Political Parties

You will create a power point (or poster) outlining the platforms of the major political parties in the United States.

You will write 1 complete sentence describing the position of the Democrats and Republicans on the following issues:

• Military spending

• Obamacare

• Marijuana laws

• Same sex marriage laws

• Abortion
• Environmental regulation

• Campaign finace reform

• Affirmative action

• Gun control

1 period!
Email me what you have:

raul.rivera@austinisd.org