Big Money and Politics Prompt 23
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PSC 10100 US Politics and Government
Big Money and Politics Paper
Due November 21, 2023
Context:
Many Americans and good government groups are concerned about the role that
independent expenditure groups (527s & 501 © 4) and campaign donations play in politics.
Their fear is that money gives independent groups and donors access to politicians and the
ability to influence electoral outcomes and policy. Additionally, people concerned about money
in politics claim that independent groups and donors diminish the voices of the American
people. In this way, economic inequality creates political inequality.
Citizens United v. FEC
(2010)
increased concern about money and politics because the Supreme Court ruled that
independent groups can spend unlimited amounts of money on electioneering communication
at any time during an election if they do not coordinate with the candidate’s campaign.
Prompt: Explain how the rich are getting richer and spending more of their money on
politics (Let Them Eat Tweets).
Secondly, explain how Campaign Finance Law has
changed since
Citizens United
“(More money, less transparency: A decade under
Citizens
United
.
”
Open Secrets)
Does big money open the door to corruption and diminish the
voices of ordinary Americans?? Can big money influence electoral outcomes and
policy? Is big money in politics a threat to democracy? Why?
Instructions:
Please write a four-page paper with one additional page devoted to works cited.
You must cite all the Money and Politics readings. Please use parenthetical citations in the body
of your paper and complete citations on your works cited paper. I will take 5 points off your
paper if you do not have a works cited page or do not do your citations properly.
In addition, this prompt asks for your reasoning on some big questions. Do not wiggle out of
taking a position. This paper prompt asks you to build strong arguments based on the readings.
Parenthetical citation
(Evers-Hillstom 2020).” (Hacker and Pierson 2020, 66).
Complete citation:
Hacker, Jacob S. and Paul Pierson. 2020.
Let Them Eat Tweets.
New York: Liveright
Publishing Company.
Evers-Hillstrom, Karl 2020 (Jan. 21). More money, less transparency: A decade under
Citizens United. Open Secrets
Center for Responsive Politics/Opensecrets.org, Money-in-Politics Timeline
https://www.opensecrets.org/resources/learn/
timeline
.
Not required but helpful
contractors and foreign nations lobby for arms sales
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