Great Films of the 21st Century | Tax Incentives | Government 101 | Women in Government | Dem Platforms |
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Parasite
Director Bong Joon Ho made this award-winning, genre-transcending film about social class in Korea
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Increment
The “I” in TIF stands for this word
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House of Representatives and Senate
U.S. Congress is divided into these two chambers
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Alderwoman Megan Green!!
The alderwoman of St. Louis’s 15th Ward, who is currently running for Missouri State Senate
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Who is Bloomberg?
This is the only Dem candidate to not support or mention the Green New Deal
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Jordan Peele
This actor/comedian/writer/director wrote and directed “Get Out” and “Us”
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Inclusionary zoning, or Inclusionary housing
Many cities have these laws on the books, which require a certain percent of new housing units to be affordable, sometimes only in incentivized projects
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Governor
The head of the executive branch of a state government
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Before being appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009, she was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals, a law instructor at NYU and Columbia, and served on the board of directors of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund
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Who is Biden?
This candidate emphasizes a new homeowner and renter bill of rights
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Moonlight
Barry Jenkins’ 2016 coming-of-age movie, based on a semiautographical play
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Eminent domain
Regarding the proposed Olive/170 Costco TIF, University City has repeatedly promised that it will not use this power, which allows governments to take private land for public use
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Balances
The doctrine of separation of powers is also referred to as “checks and..." this
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"The Squad"
This term was first used by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to describe herself, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Presley, and Rashida Tlaib: all women of color under 50 serving in the U.S. House. It has also been used recently to describe the four Democratic councilwomen who now comprise the majority of the St. Louis County Council.
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Who are Biden and Warren?
These are the only two candidates to mention undocumented workers in their platforms
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Roma
This 2018 film by Alfonso Cuaron lovingly follows the relationship between a middle-class Mexico City family and their indigenous maid
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SB 570
This MO Senate bill would empower school districts to protect themselves from TIFs and would allow 10% of STL TIF revenue to be used in high-poverty parts of the city
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The Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are collectively known as this
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot
As the current mayor of Chicago, she is the first Black woman—and the first openly LGBTQ person—to hold that position
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Who is Sanders?
This is the only candidate supporting the building of new public housing
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Florida Project
This 2017 movie focused on a young mother and daughter living in a budget motel in the shadow of Disney World
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The TIF incentive
The “but for” clause requires that a proposed TIF project would not be able to advance “but for” this
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Board of Aldermen
Many cities call their legislative body a “city council,” but the City of St. Louis calls theirs this
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Breastfeed her baby
In 2018, a rule change allowed Senator Tammy Duckworth to do this on the Senate floor
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What is a $15/hour federal minimum wage?
Four candidates support this policy to help make work pay
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