2020 presidential race candidates raised 3.65 and 3.1 billion by PAC\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s (political action committee) 1% of donors give over 95% of money that goes to the PAC\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s
2022 midterm federal election spending surpassed 2 billion making it the most expensive in midterm history
In 2014 the US supreme court struck down the limit on how much wealthy donors can contribute to candidates and political committees.
democratic socialist movement resulting in Vermont Senator Bernie Sander\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s bid to win dem nomination in 2016 and 2020 his campaign was healthcare for all, tuition free to public colleges and universities, $15 minimum wage and universal childcare and prekinder program.
political participation- exercising your right to vote
Civic participation- donating to a candidate, collecting signatures
political consumerism- boycott or \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\”buycott\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\” a product based on moral and ethical reasons
economics specifically SES is one of the strongest predictors of involvement in politics. children who grow up in upper-middle class and upper class families are more likely to have politically engaged parents
civic voluntarism model indicates individuals civically volunteer based on 3 factors: resources, motivation and location within recruitment networks
your participation in voluntary organizations as a teenager is a strong predictor of future participation
engagement in social media provides an easily accessible means for users to connect with politicians, stay up to date with latest political news and support political platforms and current issues.
2022 27.1% of US congress were women. The US ranks 70th out of 187 countries regarding women in national parliaments
PAC \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\”Emily\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s List\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\” has been recruiting and training women candidates since 1984, the year Geraldine Ferraro ran for vice president, they trained 1,000 women to run for governor\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s offices and congressional seats
in 2023 there were 4 republican and 8 democratic women governors, 18 states have never had a woman governor.
in 2022 governors Maura Healey and Tina Kotek became the first openly lesbian women to serve as governors
Mary Fallin was elected governor of Oklahoma 2010, reelected in 2014 and served until 2019, she was the first woman governor of the state.
Rwanda has the most women in parliament 61% compared to US with 27% which puts US in 87th among 192 countries
11% of republicans 67% of democrats view global warming as a serious threat.
US, Germany, Japan, Brazil and Russia are examples of countries that employ capitalism as their main economic systems
socialism-system that leaves the means of production in private hands but assures that regulations, some public control of the economy and extensive entitlements exist to keep everyone at an adequate standard of living.
Democratic socialist countries include Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, New Zealand and Belgium.
Communism countries are China, North Korea, Laos, Cuba and Vietnam. However China is NOT a pure communism and still has pre-capitalist agrarian system coupled with a socialist market economy.
marxist power model-classic conflict theory of government favors economic policies that benefit upper and corporate classes.
power elite model-economic elite and policy planning network of powerful individuals holds most of the power and is independent of the states democratic election process
pluralist power model- consists of groups such as social classes, special interest groups, political groups- each group providing checks and balances resulting in more even distribution of power
Pharmaceutical/health products lobbyists spent $373 million in 2022, followed by lobbyists in electronics manufacturing ($221 million), insurance ($158 million), securities and investment ($137 million), and real estate ($135 million)
redistricting process occurs every 10 years and is timed to coincide with the release of the latest U.S. Census Bureau figures on demographics for the nation