1. Compare the US Constitution to the Libya Constitution

What I want you to compare:

• A right or freedom protected by your two constitutionsthe U.S. and your assigned country. I have provided you with a document illustrating the differences in religious freedom between the U.S., China and Iraq.
  • Religion
  • Gender or marriage equality
  • Freedom of speech
  • Private property
  • Political activity
  • (noteplease don't compare gun rights. Not many countries even mention guns, much less protect a citizen's right to own one.)
• Structure of Government. The U.S. has three branches of governmenteach keeping the other to in check (the system of checks and balances). Many other countries have very different government structures.

Any other area that is (1) dealt with in both constitutions; and (2) are very different between the U.S. and the country you have been assigned.

You have to indicate the following:

• Introduction to the country you have been assigned and the difference from the U.S. that you have chosen to analyze;
• The section of the text of the two constitutions;
• Your comparison of their meaning; and
• What does your comparison mean for the people in both countries?

2. Read the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in CITIZENS UNITED v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.

You can find the official case here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-205.pdf Also, the web is full of material and comment on Citizen's United.

Here are some important points.

• The Citizens United case is about how Congress regulates the money that people and organizations contribute to Federal political campaigns.
• The Constitution protects our freedom of speech. Money that people, companies and labor unions give to political candidates is considered a form or political speech, which is protected under the 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
• The issue in this case was whether a law passed by Congress restricting certain political contributions violated constitutional free speech rights.
• The case is controversial because it is seen by some as ushering in the "dark money" of Super PACS. This is money that has no disclosure requirements and is, in essence, anonymous and unlimited.

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Take one of the following positions and defend it

(1) You agree with the Court because you are a big believer in free speech (even if the "speaker" isn't a person, but an anonymous corporation or a labor union).

(2) You disagree with the Court because you believe that great deference should be given to acts of an elected Congress (because they presumably represent the will of the people) and should not be second-guessed by an unelected judiciary--a bunch or serious-looking people in black robes.

(3) You disagree with the Court because free speech rights, like all constitutional rights, are not absolute. Reasonable regulations on political speech are acceptable.