| Guiding Thought Question: Look up a US Politician on Opensecrets.org and list their name, political affiliation, and what state they come from. List their top three contributors as listed on Open Secret. How might these contributors affect the politicians views on issues related to their contributors? Today's Learning Objective: Students will be able to explain the contributions of NGOs, Interest Groups, and Lobbyists to the political process here in the United States. (1.2.a, 1.2.c) Central Question: How are groups able to work with and influence the government? |  |
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Lauren S
11/29/2021 07:42:14 am
Jon Ossoff, a senator from Georgia elected in 2021, has top contributors of Alphabet inc., University of California, and Microsoft Corp. Ossoff has a lot of support from tech companies and educational institutions and will support legislation that benefits tech and education.
Helena
11/29/2021 07:45:42 am
I decided to research Donald Trump. His top three contributors are Renaissance Technologies, McMahon Ventures, and Walt Disney Co.
Peter
11/29/2021 07:46:12 am
Jean Stothert, Republican, Nebraska. Top contributors: HDR Inc., Kutak Rock LLC, Leo A Daly Co.
Peter
11/29/2021 07:48:54 am
These contributors might cause Stothert to support policies that benefit these companies, such as giving HDR the rights to certain city projects.
Claire Linnell
11/29/2021 07:48:46 am
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is part of the Democratic Party and is from Bronx, New York specifically New York District 14. AOC is largely supported by Alphabet Inc ($12,212), University of Maryland ($8,966), and University of California ($8,802).
Sam Curtis
11/29/2021 07:51:47 am
Hillary Clinton is a democrat from New York. Her top three contributors are Paloma Partners, Pritzker group, and Renaissance technologies. I would guess that she would be very in favor of vehicle (word that means getting more advanced) because of the Paloma Partners.
Sam Curtis part 2
11/29/2021 07:55:45 am
- despite environmental concerns that could arise
Wedge
11/29/2021 12:30:40 pm
Pete ricketts, republican, Nebraska
Lydia
11/29/2021 12:34:15 pm
Joe Biden is a Democrat from Pennsylvania, his top three contributors were Biden for President, Future Foward USA, and priorities USA action, all of which are more progressive left leaning organizations. This makes sense as he identifies as a Democrat and could help enact policies that these groups support.
Ella
11/29/2021 12:36:37 pm
Bernie Sanders
Mikaela
11/29/2021 12:38:21 pm
Joe Biden he is a democrat from Delaware. His top contributors are Bloomburg Lp, Future Forward USA, and Asana. All of these groups are very democratic and most have to do with technology.
Naidaly
11/30/2021 01:55:35 pm
Bernie Sanders- Democrat/ liberal, senator from Vermont, top 3 industries are education ($24,038,784), Democratic and liberal ($17,645,973) and retired ($13,510,947). His main focus is the working class plus lowering taxes for the lower income class, and taxing the rich.
Kier
11/30/2021 01:56:50 pm
Don Bacon
Chloe
11/30/2021 01:59:13 pm
Mitt Romney
Maria
11/30/2021 02:07:14 pm
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a Democratic Representative of New York. Her top industry contributors are retired, education, and health professionals. These groups impact the way AOC forms views and addresses issues by focusing or satisfying the needs of these groups. Leave a Reply. |
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