Methods

Question 1

How much did Emily’s List donate in the 2016 election cycle?

Answer 1

90 million (to pro-choice women standing)

Question 2

Who backed Hilary Clinton in 2016?

Answer 2

American Federation of Teachers

Question 3

Who issued score cards for candidates?

Answer 3

NRA, issued a grade A for Ted Cruz but an F for Tammy Baldwin

Question 4

Example of a professional lobbying group that was used?

Answer 4

Squire Patton Blogs- K street’

Question 5

What is an example of revolving door syndrome?

Answer 5

2016 former senator David Vitter went to work for Mercury after retiring from Senate

Question 6

Example of the effectiveness of lobbying

Answer 6

2010 Dodd-Frank to tighter up restrictions after financial crash 2009, many regulations put in place were delayed due to lobbing of banks such as JP Morgan

Question 7

Name used for drawing up documents for court cases?

Answer 7

Amicus Curiae briefs

Question 8

Example of an Amicus Curiae?

Answer 8

2018 various religious pressure groups like Christian Coalition of America and some Muslim groups worked together to produce one against legalising large-scale sports betting

Question 9

How many Amicus Curiae did Obergefell v Hodges see?

Answer 9

148

Question 10

What was the march in Florida?

Answer 10

2016 ‘March for our lives’, hundreds of school kids wanting gun control legislation

Question 11

What shows the negative aspect of direct action?

Answer 11

During BLM march in Dallas 2016, 5 officers were kille.

Question 12

Example of a boycott?

Answer 12

Bruce Springsteen in 2016 cancelled a concert against the state passing a ‘bathroom bill’.