Chapter 5: US Democracy and Participation

Question 1

Trump announced candidacy

Answer 1

November 2022

Question 2

Anti-Ted Cruz Super Pac

Answer 2

‘Lose Cruz’ Super Pac (2023)- Democrats trying to unseat the Senator

Question 3

Biden strengthening universal healthcare

Answer 3

Executive Order 14009- strengthened Medicaid and Affordable care

Question 4

Biden Black american vote share

Answer 4

90%

Question 5

Prefessional groups

Answer 5

• American Medical Association
• American Association of Retired Persons

Question 6

Policy Groups

Answer 6

• Black Lives Matter
• Equality Federation

Question 7

NRA Finance

Answer 7

made $113 million from membership in 2019

Question 8

NRA membership

Answer 8

5.5 million

Question 9

NRA using ads

Answer 9

• media campaigns after 2019 El Paso and Dayton shootings, urging gun owners to “show that you won’t be intimidated”

Question 10

Congressional report cards

Answer 10

League of Conservation Voters publish annual ‘dirty dozen’

Question 11

Trump/ Hillary ECV

Answer 11

Trump- 304
Clinton- 227

Question 12

Amicus curiae brief

Answer 12

ACLU gave an amicus curiae at the Snyder V Phelps (2011), in support of 1st Amendment

Question 13

AIPAC influence on executive

Answer 13

• advocates pro-Israel policies to the legislative and executive branches
• 2016 Obama signed a defence agreement to fund $38 billion towards the Iron dome

Question 14

Policy group for immigration

Answer 14

UnidosUS

Question 15

Example of lobbying spending

Answer 15

National Association of Realtors spent over $56 million in lobbying in 2022

Question 16

Interest groups having political contacts

Answer 16

John Boehner resigned as speaker of the HoR in 2015 AND joined lobbyists “Squire Patton Boggs”

Question 17

Giving advice to government/ policy

Answer 17

2015: American Medical Association, declared there is no medically valid reasons to exclude trans people from the army

Question 18

Interest groups expertise NRA

Answer 18

NRA Institute for Legislative Action: aims to educate lawmakers about gun control

Question 19

nra lobbying bills

Answer 19

2016- NRA lobbied Congress on 190 bills, trying to prevent gun control

Question 20

Supreme Court protecting interest group’s interests:

Answer 20

DC v Heller (2008), voted in favour of the 2nd amendment

Question 21

main legislation concerning campaign finance

Answer 21

• 1974 Federal Election Campaign Act
• 1976 Buckley v Valeo
• 2002 Bipartisan Campaign reform Act (McCain-Feingold reform)
• 2010 Citizens United vs FEC

Question 22

Super PAC “Right to Rise” (Jeb Bush) raise

Answer 22

By 2016 raised $121 million

Question 23

Iron triangle

Answer 23

members of the Congressional Committee on Education, the DofE, and the National Education Association working together to create policy that is mutually beneficial.