Pressure Group Funding of Elections (AQA A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Electoral finance
Electoral finance
Money used to fund election campaigns
Independent expenditures spending limit
Independent expenditures spending limit
Unlimited
NRA % to Republicans: 1992 vs 2016
NRA % to Republicans: 1992 vs 2016
37% to 98%
Why pressure groups prioritise Senate races
Why pressure groups prioritise Senate races
6-yr terms, 100 senators, slightly more power
Congress incumbency re-election rate
Congress incumbency re-election rate
Over 90%
Iron triangle three participants
Iron triangle three participants
Interest groups, Congress, executive branch
Revolving door syndrome
Revolving door syndrome
Personnel moving between triangle institutions
Who warned about military-industrial complex (1961)
Who warned about military-industrial complex (1961)
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lockheed Martin annual lobbying spend
Lockheed Martin annual lobbying spend
$14 million
How Lockheed Martin described by Hartung
How Lockheed Martin described by Hartung
'Too big to fail'