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32 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Three Types of Votes in Congress
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- Final Passage Votes
- Amendment Votes - Procedural Votes |
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Final Passage Votes
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- The last vote that determines if bill will be passed
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Amendment Votes
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- The amending of votes
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Procedural Votes
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- The votes that structure the debate of the House and Senate
- They are the toughest to understand - They have been increasing over time |
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Four Explanations to Party Polarization
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- Redistricting
- Procedural Change - Constituent Sorting - Extremism of Party Activists |
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Procedural Votes
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- parties much more divided in procedural votes
- 75% divided |
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Amendment Votes
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- less divided
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Final Passage Votes
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- less divided
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Open House Rules
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- when bill is open for amendment by anyone
- benefits minority |
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Closed House Rules
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- when bill is closed from amendment
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The Senate Rules
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- the Senate has no rules
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Unanimous Consent Agreement
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- makes everything up for debate
- however, minority party is forced to reason with majority |
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Results of How Congress is Set Up:
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- Redistricting and Constituents moving are not the only cause for polarization
- It deals with procedural polarization as well |
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Why is there polarization in Senate
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- Gingrich Senators
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Gingrich Senators
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- Republican
- Served in House - Elected to office after 1978 - 33 of them (McCain as one) |
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More on Gingrich Senators
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- 2 out of the 33 are more moderate than the average Republican
- The others are more conservative than the average Republican - Cause polarization in Senate |
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What explains the Gingrich Effect?
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- Could the constituency
- It is easier for them to get elected - Could be the House changed them - Could be that's just who they are |
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Other finding about Gingrich Senators
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- It doesn't matter how long they were in the House
- It matters more when they entered the House |
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Gingrich Senators are more likely to:
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- not support Democrats
- fliibuster - support other Gingrich Senators over other Republicans - use the Senate floor for explicitly partisan purposes over others |
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The Bipartisan Budget Commission
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Is an example of Gingrich Senators being assholes
- Many were in support of the Democratic Bipartisan Budget Commission - Then McCain dropped - Then other Gingrich dropped - Only 5 Gingrich voted for the bill |
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Lessons on the Gingrich Senators
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- Gingrich Senators are on the conservative side of an increasingly conservative Republican
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The 2010 Elections
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- Democrats, incumbents, freshmen, and sophomore did worse
- if you voted for stimulus package, obamacare and cap and trade you did worse |
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2010 House
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- 1/3rd are freshmen
- Democrats lost 60 seats - Moderates lost big time |
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2010 Senate
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- Democrats stay in power
- Same majority/minority leaders |
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Current Leaders in the House
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- Nancy Pelosi is Speaker of the House
- John Boehner is Minority Leader |
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Future Leaders of the House
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- John Boener is destined to be Speaker of the House
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Senate Leaders (Current and Future)
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- Majority (Democrat) is Harry Reid
- Minority (Republican) is Mitch McConnel |
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Seth Taylor (Guest Speaker)
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- said Texas always has money to give
- especially extreme people (polarized people) |
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Theriault's Goals for Us
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- stay informed
- become active in politics |
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The New Deal Coalition
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- Fell apart, this is why Democrats did so bad
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They are Action Figures
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- NOT dolls
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The Most Important Factors
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- are those that candidates cannot control
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