Viewers investigate the case of Citizens United vs. FEC and how some donations changed the game of advertising during a campaign. They examine just how much money some spend in politics to support a candidate during the election process. 

Concepts

the first amendment, the bill of rights, campaigns, political campaigns

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Incorporate a preview lesson on campaign finance reform to better understand the case
• Create a set of questions for students to answer after watching the video
• Organize the Supreme Court opinions by the individual justices and post them in the room

Classroom Considerations

• The sixth installment of a 10-part series
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Statistics are factual
• Breakdown of the court case is precise and brief for classroom review or introduction

Cons

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.7