PGs influence Flashcards
way a PG can influence the judicial branch: IaC (with example)
-initiating a case
-brown vs board of education 1954
-NAACP initiated a case against the gov. department of education because they wanted to get rid of segregation in public schools
-was successful as segregation was ruled unconstitutional
way a PG can influence the judicial branch: AB (with example)
-issue an AMICUS BRIEF
-basically is information provided during a court case
-DC vs Heller 2008
-case was heavily influenced by info provided by the NRA, decision was to uphold the 2nd amendment (right to bear arms)
way a PG can influence the executive branch: NtSC
-nominations to supreme court
-Amy Coney Barett was nominated by Trump in 2020
-in theory broke the ‘Biden Rule’ (that SC nominations made at the end of a president’s term should be someone not staunchly right/left wing
-nomination was supported by American’s for prosperity
-nomination was opposed by NAACP and NARAL (pro-abortion)
-led to partisan differences in senate: 52 republicans for and 47 democrats against
what’s the revolving door syndrome?
-the idea that many people who leave congress go into jobs in pressure groups e.g. being a lobbyist
-60% of congress leave to become lobbyists
-therefore institutional knowledge and contacts gives them an advantage
-doesn’t happen as much in the UK as some laws prevent MPs from doing it
