In the citizens united case the supreme court interpreted political donations as only allowable for low-income candidates a restriction on equal access to democracy a form of speech protected by the constitution an unconstitutional influence over policymakers

a form of speech protected by the Constitution.

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) is a landmark case in which the Supreme Court held that campaign donations and independent expenditures by nonprofit corporations, for-profit corporations, labor unions and other associations were a form of free speech. Therefore, these could not be limited or restricted due to the free speech clause of the First Amendment of the Constitution. The decision remains highly controversial.

regarding the law, the 15th amendment was specifically designed thinking in the rights of black free men.

even though ratified on february 3, 1870, the promise of the 15th amendment would not be fully applied for a long time.poll taxes and literacy tests would allow southern states disenfranchise african americans. only in 1965 the voting rights for african americans would be actually able to vote in the south.

in 1965, president johnson signed the voting rights act, which aimed to overcome legal barriers that prevented african americans from voting as it was guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the u.s. constitution.

the monroe doctrine is the best known u.s. policy toward the western hemisphere. buried in a routine annual message delivered to congress by president james monroe in december 1823, the doctrine warns european nations that the united states would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.