Question

The Bellotti doctrine gives corporations: a. the same First Amendment protections for political speech that individuals have. b. less First Amendment protections for political speech than individuals have. c. more First Amendment protections for political speech than individuals have. d. no First Amendment protections for political speech than individuals have.

Answer 1

the same First Amendment protections for political speech that individuals have

Step-by-step explanation:

The Bellotti doctrine came from the First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti, 435 U.S. 765 case of 1978 when the Supreme Court rightly held that corporations have the first amendment rights to make ballot contributions.

Two years before that time, some companies, in 1976, were not allowed to make contributions to referendum on tax policies made in Massachusetts