interest groups Flashcards
methods used by interest groups
lobbying members of congress, lobbying congressional committees, organising constituents, donations/electioneering, making scorecards
how much does pac spending often exceed
$1bil has been common since 2006
example of how interest groups suppport presidnetial candidates due to their support of issues
2012 national right to life supported mitt romney and NARAL endorsed obama
interest groups alligned with democrats
AFL-CIO, NAACP and americans for democratic action
interest groups alligned with the republicans
american conservative union, americans for constitutional action and ud chamber of commerce
how much has the nra spent since 2010 on pro gun candidates
140 mil
How many recent bills have come from lobbying groups
10,000 in the last 8 years
How many did the bills did the koch group lobby on in 2023
28 including against the IRA
Impact the AFL-CIO has had on mobilising people
get out to vote campaign registered 450,000 new voters, and made 800 million phone call for obama in 2012
examples of the fossil fuels lobby in trump
the super pac america first action received $500,000 from Joe Craft , then trump reduced EPA funding
which group helps conseravtive president pick justices
the federalist society
which group helps liberal presidents pick justices
the american constitution society
what is a policy group
groups that attempt to influence a whole policy area such as AIPAC
what is a professional group
groups that represent the economic interests of its members such as the american medical association
what are single interest groups
advocate on single limited issue such as the NRA
NRA membership
5 mil this is where they get their power from
how much did the nra spend in 2016
$366 mil raised and $412 mil spent
how does the nra donate to congressional campaigns
donated $10 mil to 223 republican campaigns and 9 dem campaigns
how much did the nra political victory fund pac receive in 2020
2.6 mil was raised from donations
what was clintons nra scorecard rating
f
how has nra lost influences
doantions to the npc pac almost halved in 2022 and failed to stop bidens bipartisan safer communties act which is hugely significant gun reform
what kind of group is emilys list
a single interest group - getting women into office
what methods does emilys list use
trains women to run for office ( run to win campaign)
resources used by emilys list
has raised over 850 mil
emilys list successfull campaigns
489 endorsements ahve won such as kathy hochul as new york gov
how has emilys list been unsuccessful
dobbs v jackson
lack of equality in congress
positive impact of emilys list
pro choice women in congress = good fro representation
funding progressive women who are less likely to have business backing
negative impact of emilys list
may be wasting money by fighting progressive male candidates who stand for the same principles (unfair use of money)
what kind of group is the sierra club
single interest group
how many members does aipac have
5 mil members
how has aipac been successful
lobbying obama into satement supporting isreal 2014
2024 17 bil in aid to isreal
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
What type of group is the KOCH group
a professional group
what has the koch group done
wants to change climate change policy and has aligned with trump
how much has the koch group spent in the last 2 years
it has spent over $20 mil
what resources does the koch
