interest groups Flashcards

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methods used by interest groups

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lobbying members of congress, lobbying congressional committees, organising constituents, donations/electioneering, making scorecards

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how much does pac spending often exceed

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$1bil has been common since 2006

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example of how interest groups suppport presidnetial candidates due to their support of issues

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2012 national right to life supported mitt romney and NARAL endorsed obama

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interest groups alligned with democrats

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AFL-CIO, NAACP and americans for democratic action

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interest groups alligned with the republicans

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american conservative union, americans for constitutional action and ud chamber of commerce

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how much has the nra spent since 2010 on pro gun candidates

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140 mil

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How many recent bills have come from lobbying groups

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10,000 in the last 8 years

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How many did the bills did the koch group lobby on in 2023

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28 including against the IRA

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Impact the AFL-CIO has had on mobilising people

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get out to vote campaign registered 450,000 new voters, and made 800 million phone call for obama in 2012

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examples of the fossil fuels lobby in trump

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the super pac america first action received $500,000 from Joe Craft , then trump reduced EPA funding

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which group helps conseravtive president pick justices

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the federalist society

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which group helps liberal presidents pick justices

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the american constitution society

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what is a policy group

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groups that attempt to influence a whole policy area such as AIPAC

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what is a professional group

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groups that represent the economic interests of its members such as the american medical association

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what are single interest groups

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advocate on single limited issue such as the NRA

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NRA membership

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5 mil this is where they get their power from

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how much did the nra spend in 2016

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$366 mil raised and $412 mil spent

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how does the nra donate to congressional campaigns

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donated $10 mil to 223 republican campaigns and 9 dem campaigns

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how much did the nra political victory fund pac receive in 2020

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2.6 mil was raised from donations

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what was clintons nra scorecard rating

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how has nra lost influences

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doantions to the npc pac almost halved in 2022 and failed to stop bidens bipartisan safer communties act which is hugely significant gun reform

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what kind of group is emilys list

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a single interest group - getting women into office

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what methods does emilys list use

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trains women to run for office ( run to win campaign)

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resources used by emilys list

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has raised over 850 mil

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emilys list successfull campaigns
489 endorsements ahve won such as kathy hochul as new york gov
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how has emilys list been unsuccessful
dobbs v jackson lack of equality in congress
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positive impact of emilys list
pro choice women in congress = good fro representation funding progressive women who are less likely to have business backing
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negative impact of emilys list
may be wasting money by fighting progressive male candidates who stand for the same principles (unfair use of money)
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what kind of group is the sierra club
single interest group
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how many members does aipac have
5 mil members
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how has aipac been successful
lobbying obama into satement supporting isreal 2014 2024 17 bil in aid to isreal
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AIPAC resources
super pac - united democracy project. 2022 revenue of 73 mil 2023 spent 17 mil on 365 congress people - 107 of which supported election fraud claims
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What type of group is the KOCH group
a professional group
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what has the koch group done
wants to change climate change policy and has aligned with trump
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how much has the koch group spent in the last 2 years
it has spent over $20 mil
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what resources does the koch