Knock Down the House

What is your name?

The four women in the documentary were all selected to run by the groups Brand New Congress and Justice Democrats.

What was the shared goal of these two groups?

• Capturing America's imagination

• Supporting candidates who had already spent many years working in government,

• Promoting corporate money in politics

• Removing the corrupting influence of money in politics

Match each person to their picture

• Cori Bush

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• Amy Vilela

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• Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

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• Paula Jean Swearengin

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What state was each person trying to represent in movie?

• West Virginia

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• Nevada

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• Missouri

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• New York

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Who were each of these women before they ran for Congress?

• • -Mom

  • -Daughter of a coal miner

  -Activist

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• Not married / no children

  Works in a bar

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• -Nurse and Pastor

  -Single Mom

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• -Single Mom

  • -CFO

  • -Daughter passed away

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What is the primary goal of Paula Jean Swearengin's campaign?

• To fight for clean water and against industry influence

• To demonize the coal industry

• To promote the coal industry

• To support the current leadership

One of the main reason that Alexandria Ocasio Cortez ran for Congress was that...

• she wanted to bring change and represent her community
• she lost a bet and had to run for Congress
• she was bored and had nothing else to do
• she wanted to become a famous celebrity

One of the main reasons that Amy Vilela ran for Congress was to help make sure that everyone has access to affordable

• Housing

• Healthcare

• Food

• Clean Water

What was the main reason that Cori Bush got involved in politics?

• People in the area that she lived were getting sick with cancer.

• Her daughter was refused healthcare because she did not have health insurance

• She participated in protests against police violence after a young African American man was killed by the police

Who was the only candidate to win in the 2018 election?

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