'a huge coalition of special interest groups dedicated to perverting the political process'
1 of 25
Common Cause
'rob our nation of its democratic ideals and give us a government of leaders beholden to the monied interests who make their elections possible'
2 of 25
Bob Dole
'I've never been approached by a poor people's PAC'
3 of 25
Wattenberg
'If PACs are corrupting democracy at least they are doing so openly'
4 of 25
Nathan Wilcox Environment America
'The opposition out spent us and took it to a new level; it is a huge disappointment'
5 of 25
Senator Mukulski
'You pay, you play'
6 of 25
Ted Kennedy
'the best congress money can buy'
7 of 25
Storey
'to inhibit unhealthy political relationships without damaging constructive relationships'
8 of 25
Kaiser
'So much money; the triumph of lobbying and the corrosion of American government'
9 of 25
Fortune Magazine
Key factor is membership rather than money
10 of 25
Benjamin Jealous, NAACP president
'we have full access to the white house... we have high-level conversations and they are receptive... they know that our job is to make sure that civil rights remain a high priority'
11 of 25
Dahl
'all active, legitimate interest groups can make themselves heard effectively at some stage of the decision making process'
12 of 25
Dahl
Pluralism
13 of 25
Wright Mills
Elitism
14 of 25
Jonathon Rauch
hyper-pluralism
15 of 25
Rauch
'interact to produce a collective stalemate'
16 of 25
Professor Singh
'more groups, less clout'
17 of 25
Bennett
'accentuating me rather than we'
18 of 25
Republican pledge
' we pledge to honour families, traditional marriage, life and faith, based organisations that form the core of our American values'
19 of 25
Republicans 2012 - abortion
'the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed'
20 of 25
Republicans - Defence
'The party of peace through strength'
21 of 25
Romney
'Self deportation'
22 of 25
Reagan
'Government is the problem'
23 of 25
Republican pledge
'we pledge to honour the constitution... particularly the 10th amendment'
24 of 25
Clinton
'the era of big government is over'
25 of 25
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
'rob our nation of its democratic ideals and give us a government of leaders beholden to the monied interests who make their elections possible'
Back
Common Cause
Card 3
Front
'I've never been approached by a poor people's PAC'
Back
Card 4
Front
'If PACs are corrupting democracy at least they are doing so openly'
Back
Card 5
Front
'The opposition out spent us and took it to a new level; it is a huge disappointment'
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