Question

In the citizens united case the supreme court interpreted political donations as __________. only allowable for low-income candidates a restriction on equal access to democracy a form of speech protected by the constitution an unconstitutional influence over policymakers

Answer 1

Answer: a form of speech protected by the Constitution.

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) is a landmark case in which the Supreme Court held that campaign donations and independent expenditures by nonprofit corporations, for-profit corporations, labor unions and other associations were a form of free speech. Therefore, these could not be limited or restricted due to the free speech clause of the First Amendment of the Constitution. The decision remains highly controversial.