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Dollars & Votes: 2012 Election

Correspondent Thai da Silva investigates the fundraising landscape during the 2012 Presidential election in light of the most recent Supreme Court actions.

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• Lesson Plan: Dollars & Votes: 2012 Election (Social Studies)
• Lesson Plan: Dollars & Votes: 2012 Election (Language Arts)
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Questions:

1. Describe a Super PAC and how they have changed political advertising during the Presidential race of 2012?
2. Trace the history of campaign finance laws.
3. Explain which branches of government have tried to find a balance between the rights of free speech and the dangers of big money influences in politics. In your opinion which should take precedence?

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