The role of pressure groups in promoting and supporting rights Flashcards
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The role of pressure groups in promoting and supporting rights
Pressure groups use a variety of methods to promote rights including?
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- Fundraising to pay for advertising campaigns to influence the public, politicians and judiciary
- Public campaigning including online campaigns, social media, rallies and marches
- Political campaigning including lobbying Congress and the federal govt
- Legal campaigning including sponsoring legal cases
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The role of pressure groups in promoting and supporting rights
Example of a pressure group that promote and support rights in the US?
The American civil liberties union
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- ALCU is the most significant defender of individual civil liberties in the US
- Has over 1.75 million members and staff of over 200 lawyers
- Defends the civil liberties of all americans
- Mounted many challanges to the national security measures introduced after 9/11
- Challanged Trump on his 2017 ban on immigration from Muslim majority countries
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The role of pressure groups in promoting and supporting rights
Example of a pressure group that promote and support rights in the US?
The Human Rights Campaign
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- Organisation promoting equality for LGBTQ individuals and communities
- Founded in 1980 by American gay rights activist Steve Endean
- Main success of the LGBTQ campaign, however, the legislation of homosexual marriage in 2015, came about as a result of a SC ruiling rather than a political consensus
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The role of pressure groups in promoting and supporting rights
Example of a pressure group that promote and support rights in the US?
US conference of Catholic Bishops
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- Defended civil rights and liberties for religious groups, freedom of religion
- Mostly advocates for socially conservative policies
- Argue for the rights of the unborn child in their anti abortion campaign
