UK and US: The effectiveness of interest groups in the protection of civil rights (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Interest groups
Interest groups
Organisations that influence govt policy on members' interests
Civil rights
Civil rights
Rights protecting individual freedoms & equal treatment under law
UK group lobbying for same-sex marriage 2013
UK group lobbying for same-sex marriage 2013
Stonewall
Major US civil rights interest groups (name 2)
Major US civil rights interest groups (name 2)
ACLU and NAACP
UK act incorporating ECHR into law (1998)
UK act incorporating ECHR into law (1998)
Human Rights Act
Case establishing US judicial review (1803)
Case establishing US judicial review (1803)
Marbury v. Madison
UK group challenging govt surveillance & immigration
UK group challenging govt surveillance & immigration
Liberty
NAACP case ending school segregation
NAACP case ending school segregation
Brown v. Board of Education
UK limit on courts protecting civil rights
UK limit on courts protecting civil rights
Parliamentary sovereignty - Parliament can override courts
US Constitutional basis for civil rights
US Constitutional basis for civil rights
Bill of Rights & 14th Amendment
UK interest group weakness vs US
UK interest group weakness vs US
Limited resources
US challenge limiting interest group effectiveness
US challenge limiting interest group effectiveness
Political polarization
1960s US civil rights coalition groups (name 3)
1960s US civil rights coalition groups (name 3)
NAACP, SCLC, SNCC