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Exam Tip of the Day...

Get ready for the mid-term exam with key concepts on Congress and the President, party unity dynamics, and legislative processes. Includes valuable tips and insights for success.

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Exam Tip of the Day...

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  1. Exam Tip of the Day... • there will be two multiple choice questions on Anthony King “Running Scared” (in the course readings package) • Students with last names beginning with A-L will write the mid-term exam in MC 4021.  All students with last names beginning M-Z will write in DWE 2527. • note two new articles (#22 and #25) on course webpage!!

  2. Mid-Term Exam – Thurs., Nov.3 • two sections • lectures (66%) • short paragraph (2x32%) • Part A (choose one of two) • Part B (choose one of two) • readings/multimedia (34%) • multiple choice (34 questions, 1% each) • 12 questions on textbook readings • approx. 3 questions per chapter • 16 questions on newsclippings • one per reading • 6 questions on video presentations • one per day

  3. THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS (Cont’d) October 27, 2005

  4. Inside Congress -- Inside the Senate • party leadership • Vice President/Presidet Pro Tempore • Majority Leader/Minority Leader

  5. Inside Congress -- Inside the Senate • party leadership • Vice President/Presidet Pro Tempore • Majority Leader/Minority Leader • Majority Whip/Minority Whip • weak party discipline

  6. Party Unity – The Senate

  7. Party Unity – Senate (Support for Republicans)

  8. Inside Congress -- Inside the Senate • the Senate Atmosphere -- Senatorial Privileges • Cloture and the Filibuster • record – Thurmond, civil rights, 1957 • McCain/Feingold, 1998-1999 • 2003 federal court justice appointments • the committee system • important • committee chair term limits (1995)

  9. Inside Congress -- Between the Houses • A Congress Divided?

  10. Inside Congress -- Between the Houses • A Congress Divided? • Differences between the Houses • electoral time-frames • representational concerns • dynamics of operation • balancing different interests

  11. Congress and the President • Presidential Support in Congress

  12. Party Unity – House Presidential Support

  13. Party Unity – Senate Presidential Support

  14. Congress and the President • Presidential Support in Congress • United vs. Divided Government • frequency

  15. 1968-69 Nixon, Sen.=D, Rep=D 1970-71 Nixon, Sen.=D, Rep=D 1972-73 Nixon, Sen.=D, Rep=D 1974-75 Nixon/Ford, Sen.=D*, Rep=D 1976-77 Carter, Sen.=D*, Rep=D 1978-79 Carter, Sen.=D, Rep=D 1980-81 Reagan, Sen.=R, Rep=D 1982-83 Reagan, Sen.=R, Rep=D 1984-85 Reagan, Sen.=R, Rep=D 1986-87 Reagan, Sen.=R, Rep=D 1988-89 Bush, Sen.=D, Rep=D 1990-91 Bush, Sen.=D, Rep.=D 1992-93 Clinton, Sen.=D, Rep=D 1994-95 Clinton, Sen.=R, Rep=R 1996-97 Clinton, Sen.=R, Rep=R 1998-00 Clinton, Sen.=R, Rep=R 2000-02 Bush, Sen.=R, Rep=R 2002-04 Bush, Sen.=R, Rep=R United and Divided Government, 1968-2004 *senate supermajority (e.g. 60 senate seats) Total Years=36 Total Years Divided Gov’t=26 Total Years United Gov’t=10 Total Years United Gov’t (with Senate Supermajority)=4

  16. Congress and the President • Presidential Support in Congress • United vs. Divided Government • frequency • causes of divided government

  17. Congress and the President • Presidential Support in Congress • United vs. Divided Government • frequency • causes of divided government • non-synchronized elections

  18. Congress and the President • Presidential Support in Congress • United vs. Divided Government • frequency • causes of divided government • non-synchronized elections • different basis of representation

  19. Congress and the President • Presidential Support in Congress • United vs. Divided Government • frequency • causes of divided government • non-synchronized elections • different basis of representation • split-ticket voting

  20. Congress and the President • Presidential Support in Congress • United vs. Divided Government • frequency • causes of divided government • effects of divided vs. united government

  21. Congress and the President • Presidential Support in Congress • United vs. Divided Government • frequency • causes of divided government • effects of divided vs. united government

  22. Presidential Vetoes and Congressional Overrides

  23. Congressional Override of Presidential Veto

  24. Congressional Override of Presidential Veto • Clinton (2) • line-item veto of appropriations for 38 military construction projects • tort reform bill

  25. Congress and the President • Main Point! • the degree to which Congress and the President have to work together is determined politically • public demands that Congress and President work together!

  26. Congress -- Main Point! • the American Constitution deliberately makes it difficult to get legislation passed • the two houses of Congress are designed to act as a check on each other • Congress acts as a check on Presidency and vice versa • the effect is that less gets done • however, to get things done requires a broad consensus • politics demands that the two Houses and two branches (Congress and Presidency) work toegher

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