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Thefollowingareyourtopicoptions.Chooseoneonwhichtofocusyourpaper: 1. TheCitizensUnitedcasemateriallyexpandsthedirectandhiddeninvolvementof corporate,individualandunionmoneyinfederalelections.Criticsofthecourts decision,includingPresidentObama,arguethattransparencyaroundpolitical contributionsisvitaltoallowourelectedleaderstofunctionwithaccountability. a) Doyouagreeordisagreewiththesecriticsposition?Explain. b) AnalyzewhetherMcCainFeingoldhadbeeneffectivebeforetheCitizensUnited decisionandwhetherishasbeeneffectivesince.Includeadescriptionofwhatyou believewerethegoalsforMcCainFeingold. c) Referencethebriefsandmajorityanddissentingopinionsfromthecitizensunited casetogaininsightandarguewhethermore/lessrestrictivecampaignreformlaws areneededtoachieveyourposition d) Describethestepsthatyouthinkcongressshouldtaketodevelopacampaign financereformpolicyinlinewithyourposition.*rememberyourpositionshouldbe narrowlyframedtocoincidewithwhetheryouarefororagainsttheCitizensUnited decision. 2. TheBowlesSimpsondeficitreductioncommissionhasproposedraisingtaxesand cuttingspendingtolowerthenation'slongtermdebt. a) Identifyeachoftherecommendations. b) Makeanargumentfor,oragainstBowlesSimpson. c) Iffor: identifythepoliticalframeyouwouldusetosellthistothecongressandthe country CompareBowlesSimpsonto: o RossPerot'srecommendationsin1992 o theGreenspanSocialSecurityreformcommission198183 Ifagainst: Explainwhyandwhatshouldbedonetolowerspendingand/orraisetaxes instead.Besuretousecredibleresearchbasedproposalsonhowyouwould doitfromorganizationslikeBrookings,AEI,Cato,CenterforAmerican Progressetc...Feefreetocombineelementsfrommultipleproposals.What Idonotwantisahodgepodgeofopiningandunprovenideas. 3. Whoadvancedmoreimportantandlastingpublicpolicyduringhispresidency EisenhowerorReagan?Analyzebothandexplainyouranswer.