From Watergate to Campaign Finance Reform
Grade
9-12
Lesson Duration
From Retro Report in the Classroom
This 12-minute video documents campaign finance regulations created in the wake of Watergate, connecting the history of Watergate to current controversies surrounding campaign finance.
- How was the Watergate scandal related to the lack of effective rules for campaign finance?
- What changes in campaign finance followed Watergate, and how effective were they?
- How has the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United affected the regulation of campaign finance?
Source
https://www.retroreport.org/education/video/from-watergate-to-campaign-finance-reform/