Please get out Unit 3 vocabulary notes Campaign

Please get out *Unit 3 vocabulary notes * Campaign Finance Reform Timeline * Get Campaign Finance Reform timeline chart from Ms. Saez * Get Exit Slip from Ms. Saez

Exit Slip Return • If you got a 1, that means review definition of PACS • Otherwise, meant “on trac. K’

How is this video connected to last week’s classes? • http: //thecolbertreport. cc. com/videos/yzb 7 q 2/colbert-super-pac---trevor-potter • Go to socrative. com • Enter classroom ID: b 4 f 4876 e

How is this video connected to last week’s classes? The video is connected to the lessons from last week because we learned what PACS and Super. PACS are. This video connects to last weeks lesson because, last week we talked about what a PAC is and how it works and how the government tried to put a limit on PACs but it always fails. Until 2012 when the Super PAC is born, which means that they dont have a limit to spend. The video talks about pacs and SUPERpacs. It talks about how to make a pac a SUPERpacs. Thats mostly it. this video connects to what we learned last week because we talked about PACS and what makes that PAC into a Super PAC. Also it talked about the endorsement and campaign finance reforms and said how money is speech

Homework • Please complete a write‐up (3 paragraphs minimum) that discusses the following questions: 1. Do wealthy contributors “buy” government influence? 2. How can American achieve genuine campaign finance reform without jeopardizing Freedom of Expression (1 st Amendment)? 3. Where do you come down on the Citizens United decision? Was it, as the Wall Street Journal called it, a "free speech landmark" or did it simply give more power to moneyed interests to dominate and control American elections? 4. Should the government limit campaign contributions and spending? Why/why not?

Campaign Spending • http: //www. cnn. com/video/data/2. 0/video/p olitics/2012/01/27/eitm-campaignfinance. cnn. html

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Practice

Homework • The Campaign Finance Reform Write-Up (3 paragraphs) • Watch the news (pay attention to any elections news!)

Exit Slip • How does the media connect citizens to government? • (Use vocabulary such as: mass media, public agenda, watchdog, exposes, communication, investigate, commercial, gatekeeper, bias, agenda setter, soundbite)