Unilever
ALEC History
The 13th
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This company was formerly an ALEC member but withdrew in 2011.

What is Unilever?

100

What does ALEC stand for?

What is the American Legislative Exchange Council?

100

This filmmaker directed the 2016 documentary 13th.

Who is Ava DuVernay?

100

This multinational food company owns brands such as Activia, Evian, and Oikos and has made specialized nutrition a major part of its business.

What is Danone?

200

Unilever determined that ALEC's agenda did not make strategic sense for the company because it conflicted with its business objectives and these values. 

What are social, economic, and environmental sustainability values?

200

ALEC was founded in this year and has operated for more than 50 years.

What is 1973?

200

 According to 13th, the United States has about 5% of the world’s population. What percentage of the world’s prisoners are incarcerated in the United States?

What is 25%?

200

Before becoming Google's parent company in 2015, this name was used by Google for its corporate restructuring into a new holding company.

What is Alphabet?

300

This Unilever executive served as ALEC's corporate co-chair for Maryland in 2011.

Who is Thomas Langan?

300

In addition to state legislators, ALEC currently reports having nearly this many corporate and private-foundation members.

What is 300?

300

This 1970s government campaign focused on drug enforcement and is discussed in 13th as part of the growth of mass incarceration.

What is the War on Drugs?

300

What does the acronym 'IKEA' stand for?

I — Ingvar (founder Ingvar Kamprad)

K — Kamprad (his last name)

E — Elmtaryd (the family farm where he grew up)

A — Agunnaryd (the village in Sweden where the farm was located)

400

Unilever's position within ALEC indicated that the company had more involvement than this type of member. 

What is a regular corporate member?

400

This is what makes ALEC different from a traditional lobbying organization: it describes itself as a public-private partnership where legislators and business representatives work together to develop these.

What are model policies?

400

 In the documentary, this president is associated with the phrase “law and order” and the beginning of the modern political shift toward tougher crime policies.

Who is Richard Nixon?

400

With 11,695 pieces, this LEGO set holds the record for the largest LEGO set by piece count.

What is the LEGO Art World Map?

500

Unilever's ALEC involvement demonstrates that corporations can participate in organizations that influence this type of policy.

What is public policy/state legislation?

500

A company doesn't have to be a state legislator to participate in ALEC. Businesses can join this private-sector body, which works alongside legislators and provides business expertise during policy discussions.

What is the Private Enterprise Advisory Council?

500

According to the documentary, the U.S. prison population increased from roughly 300,000 in 1972 to approximately this number by 2014.

 What is 2.3 million?

500

In 2000, this company was acquired by Unilever but continued operating with its own independent board responsible for maintaining its social mission and brand values.

What is Ben & Jerry’s?

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