Question

Which statement describes Justice Stevens’s belief about the outcome of the case?

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) corporate money would make elections less likely to reflect the public's will.

The statement that describes Justice Steven's belief about the outcome of the case is that corporate money would make elections less likely to reflect the public's will.

Justice John Paul Stevens commented in the case Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission that corporate money would make elections less likely to reflect the public's will. He said that "the American people needed to prevent corporations from undermining self-government since the founding, and who have fought against the distinctive corruptive potential of corporate electioneering since the days of Theodore Roosevelt."

The other options of the question were a) corporate money would make elections more likely to reflects the public will, c) corporate money would have no influence on elections, and d) Public opinion has changed since the times of Theodore Roosevelt.

Answer 2

B. Corporate money would make elections less likely to reflect the public will.