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Garvin Congress Test
Congress
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Burkean Dilemma | Govern to interests of constituency or whole country in Washington |
| Judicial Review | Not originally power of Supreme Court - Madison v Bradbury (1803) |
| Legislative Veto | Delegating bills to subcommittee, check back with congress. Unconstitutional, but still practiced. |
| 17th Amendment | (1913) Direct nomination of Senators, changed senate to look like House (connected to public). |
| Evolution of Congress | Size, Workload, Conflict with Prez, Partisan/Individual interests, Professionalism, committees |
| Malapportionment | Unequal populations in districts |
| Gerrymandering | Drawing districts to benefit a candidate. Can draw to benefit a political party/incumbent, but not to disadvantage a group. |
| Minority-Majority Districts | Gerrymandering that makes a district ethnically homogeneous. Can be segregation or beneficial - electing similar congressman. |
| Johnson-Feingold (2010) | Johnson=inexperienced, but beat 17-yr incumbent Feingold b/c swept up in Repub. sweep in 2010. |
| Serious Candidates | $$$, experience, influence to raise more $$$. |
| Citizens United (2010) | Gave Individuals unlimited spending rights to help a candidate (parallel campaigns) |
| Buckley v. Valeo (1976) | Can limit contributions, but not spending. Personal spending not limited. |
| 1932 | Democratic Party takes power from the Republicans in response to the Depression. Sudden Party Realignment. |
| 1994 | Slow, gradual shift for the Southern Democrats shifting to the Republican party. ->partisanship |
| Rayburn | Homestyle (TX) example: suit/tie at congress, but chewed tobacco, wore overalls at home. |
| 1910 | Removed Speaker of House from rules committee, no appointing rules members. Lessened power of speaker. |
| 1925 | Seniority System: gave committee chairs to most senior members. Increased power of chairmen. |
| 1974 | Started voting in secret ballots for Chair appointments, prohibited not hearing a bill. Still powerful chairs, but can be voted out. Stronger speakers now: O'Neill & Boehner. |
| Multiple Referral | Sending a bill to multiple committees to which it applies. Civil Rights Bill, sent to where will succeed (Party Leadership Power) |
| Supermajority | 3/5 of senate needed to vote cloture - end filibuster. (60 votes) |
| Germane | Related to a bill. In House, amendments have to be germane. not in senate. |
| Logrolling | Promising to vote for each others' bills to benefit small/unimportant projects - NO LYING. |
| Margolis-Mevinsky (1993-94) | Promised to vote for Clinton's health care bill, but didn't want to be called on. Forced to vote, not re-elected. |
| Obama's disconnect (2008 vs 2010) | People didn't want more gov't action, just want jobs. Lots of gov't spending, but ppl didn't see improvement. Public expectations too high. Clash between agenda and campaign promises. |
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