Answer the two following questions:2. What role does “big money” play in American politics? More specifically:a. Who is allowed to contribute money to political campaigns in American politics, how much, to whom, and for what purpose? Who actually DOES tend to contribute?b. How has “FEC vs. Citizens United” impacted campaign donations and campaign spending in this country?c. What do candidates mostly spend this money on? d. What do you think has been the overall impact on democracy in the U.S. as a result of this type of spending? Do you think we need campaign finance reform? Why or why not?3. Is Congress “broken?” We discussed a number of problems with Congress during this class. Here is a brief video in which David Hawkins, a senior editor at Roll Call (a news/blog website) discussed five reasons why HE thinks Congress is, in fact, broken. Please watch the video and write a research essay in response to his claims (https://www.rollcall.com/news/hawkings/5-ms-describing-congress-broken) Do you agree? Disagree? And why?
