Role of Pressure Groups (AQA A-Level Politics): Flashcards

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Role of Pressure Groups
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Amendment protecting pressure group formation

First Amendment (freedom of speech & assembly)

Four main methods of pressure groups

Fundraising, public, political & legal campaigning

Meaning of 'amicus curiae'

Friend of the court

ACLU full name

American Civil Liberties Union

ACLU's distinctive approach to civil liberties

Defends civil liberties of all Americans, regardless of views

Brown v Topeka (1954) outcome

Ended racial segregation in public schools

NAACP full name & founding year

National Association for Advancement of Colored People, 1909

Thurgood Marshall's historic achievement

First African-American Supreme Court justice

Roe v Wade (1973) outcome

Established constitutional right to abortion

NAACP's 5 focus areas (21st century)

Economic, education, health, criminal justice, voting rights

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