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Chapter 5 Money Is Power

Chapter 5 discusses the relationship between money and power, highlighting how wealth influences political policies and voter participation. It emphasizes that the wealthy hold significant sway in politics through lobbying and campaign contributions, often leading to policies that favor their interests. The chapter also addresses the impact of voter suppression tactics on marginalized groups and questions whether money is the sole determinant of power.

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Chapter 5 Money Is Power

Chapter 5 discusses the relationship between money and power, highlighting how wealth influences political policies and voter participation. It emphasizes that the wealthy hold significant sway in politics through lobbying and campaign contributions, often leading to policies that favor their interests. The chapter also addresses the impact of voter suppression tactics on marginalized groups and questions whether money is the sole determinant of power.

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Chapter 5

Money Is
Power
By Erik Menjivar, Matthew Rodriguez, Ivan
Ibarra, Justin Ramirez
Money Is Power
● Money = Resources = Power

● The rich dictate policy

● Arizona Immigration Law

● 2017 Corporate Tax Reduction


● Top 10 percent holds 70 percent of the wealth

● 25% tax rate not fair considering how much


they have
The Well-Off are More Politically
Active
● Not everyone votes

● Income affects voter turnout

● Voter Identification Law, Poll Taxes,


Questionnaires

● People of color are affected the most


Thinning The Voter List...
● Policies were issued to restrict people
from voting on laws that politicians and
the rich were trying to pass.

● Such policies affect the young, poor,


women, elderly, and disabled.

● 35 States switch over to Early Voting


period. Only 8 total states do not use early
voting.

● Gerrymandering Practice disenfranchises


voting.
Voting isn't the only way to participate
in a democratic government
The
Big SPenders
rich/wealthy
● Can cause political change through ● Have more direct connections
marches, protests, and other public with people in
forums. power/government.
● Donate and fund political
● Contribute time to political
campaigns that they are in favor
events/campaigns for.
● Volunteer work and assistance at
elections.
Lobbyists have loud voices
● Can only be useful for a select group of people

● Changes how the government operates

● Influence laws and regulations

● Influence the decisions of policy-makers


Control Over the Rule
Book
● Biased contributes to lawmakers

● Federal minimum wage increased denied due to “negative”


consequences - twenty trade associations

● Minimum wage workers

● Ninety one million spend in influence (senators)

● Rich stay richer while the poor gets poorer


Federal minimum wage
increase
1940 $0.30 1976 $2.30 2008 $6.55

1945 $0.40 1978 $2.65 2009 $7.25

1950 $0.75 1979 $2.90

1956 $1.00 1980 $3.10

1961 $1.15 1981 $3.35

1963 $1.25 1990 $3.80

1967 $1.40 1991 $4.25

1968 $1.60 1996 $4.75

1974 $2.00 1997 $5.15

1975 $2.10 2007 $5.85


Socratic Seminar
Is money the only contributing factor to power? Or are there
other factors equally as important or even higher than it?

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