Homework on Adam Hosein, Democracy, paternalism, and campaign finance

All answers must be in your own words.

1. Why, according to Hosein, does corporate spending on campaign ads not necessarily serve the "speaker interests" of shareholders? Give at least two of his reasons. (2pts)

2. a. Give one piece of evidence from the reading that corporate spending on campaigns could "distort" the democratic process. (2pt)
a. Give one piece of evidence from the reading that corporate spending on campaigns might not be able to "distort" the democratic process. (2pt)

3. Hosein discusses the idea that democracies are supposed to be minimally deliberative, and requires a certain degree of trust in citizens.
a. Explain what this means, in your own words. (2pts)
b. According to Hosein, certain restrictions on campaign ads is compatible with this idea of minimally deliberative democracy. Identify one such restriction and explain why it is compatible with the state trusting citizens in the right way. (2pts)