How the Citizens United Ruling Transformed U.S. Political Campaigns

Jodie Foster Professor Burks POS2041 6/15/2023 “How the Citizens United decision Changed U.S. Political Campaigns” “How the Citizens United Decision Changed U.S. Political Campaigns” is a great documentary by Frontline PBS. The documentary was originally aired on 30th October 2012 and later produced through Frontline PBS by Patrice Toddonio a Senior Digital Writer, Frontline on 23rd February 2023. The documentary is written, produced and directed by Rick Young while Anthony Szulc serves as its co-producer with Kai Ryssdal as its main correspondent. It is a documentary that explores the profound impact of the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling on American politics that transformed the landscape of campaign financing and political influence. While paying close attention on Montana as the surprising battleground over campaign finance among other American states, the documentary confirms that secret big money “Big Sky, Big Money” is changing the American politics state by state. One can argue that “Big Sky, Big Money” documentary aimed at analyzing how the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United vs. Federal election Commission decision changed political campaigns in America. The Citizens United decision of 2010 held that political spending is a form of protected speech thus let corporations and unions spend unlimited amounts of money in campaigns. In-order to