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1 Chapter 13 Congress
2 WHO GOVERNS? 1. Are members of Congress representative of the American people? 2. Does Congress normally do what most citizens want it to do? TO WHAT ENDS? 1. Should Congress run under strong leadership? 2. Should Congress act more quickly?
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4 Congress Versus Parliament Congress Independent representatives of their districts or states Principal work is representation and action Parliament Loyal to national party leadership Principal work is debate
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6 SHAWN THEW/epa/Corbis In January 2011, Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi turned over her gavel to Republican John Boehner who became speaker after the large Republican victory in the 2010 election.
7 Library of Congress Library of Congress AP/Wide World Photos Three powerful Speakers of the House: Thomas B. Reed ( , ) (left), Joseph G. Cannon ( ) (center), and Sam Rayburn ( , , ) (right). Reed put an end to a filibuster in the House by refusing to allow dilatory motions and by counting as present for purposes of a quorum members in the House even though they were not voting. Cannon further enlarged the Speaker s power by refusing to recognize members who wished to speak without Cannon s approval and by increasing the power of the Rules Committee, over which he presided. Cannon was stripped of much of his power in Rayburn s influence rested more on his ability to persuade than on his formal powers.
8 The Evolution of Congress Bicameral (two chamber) legislature House of Representatives Senate Centralization vs. decentralization Library of Congress One of the most powerful Speakers of the House, Henry Clay, is shown here addressing the U. S. Senate around 1850.
9 New York Public Library A cartoon from Puck in 1890 expressed popular resentment over the Millionaires Club, as the Senate had become known.
10 Who is in Congress? Sex and Race Incumbency Marginal districts Safe districts Party
11 Source: Congressional Quarterly, various years
12 Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) in 2011 became the new chair of the House Budget Committee where he oversaw the preparation of a response to Pres. Obama s budget plan. ROD LAMKEY JR./The Washington Times/Landov Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) recovering from being shot in the head by a homicidal maniac. Rex Features via AP Images
13 Source: Adapted from chart based on Congressional Research Service and Military Officers Association data in John Harwood, For New Congress, Data Shows Why Polarization Abounds, New York Times, March 6, 2011.
14 Source: For data, The Center For Responsive Politics; 2010 data compiled by the author.
15 Do Members Represent Their Voters? Representational View members vote to please their constituents Organizational View members vote to please fellow members of Congress Attitudinal View members vote on the basis of their own beliefs Craig Lassig/EPA/Corbis Keith Ellison (D., MN), the first Muslim elected to Congress.
16 A Polarized Congress A more ideological perspective has been brought to Congress. Congress most liberal members are Democrats. Congress most conservative members are Republicans. Are voters closer to the center of the political spectrum?
17 The Organization of Congress: Parties and Caucuses Party Organization of the Senate Party Structure in the House The Strength of Party Structures Party Unity Caucuses
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19 Note: A party vote occurs when the specified percentage (or more) of one party votes against the specified percentage (or more) of the other party. Sources: Updated through 2008 by Zach Courser; NES data as reported in ; Harold W. Stanley and Richard G. Niemi, Vital Statistics on American Politics (CQ Press, 2001), 211. Reprinted by permission of Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
20 The Organization of Congress: Committees Standing Committees Select Committees Joint Committees Conference Committees House Senate
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23 AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., holds a photo of an oil covered pelican as he questions BP CEO Tony Hayward on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 17, 2010, during the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing on the role of BP in the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.
24 The Organization of Congress: Staff and Specialized Offices Tasks of Staff Members Staff Agencies Congressional Research Service (CRS) General Accounting Office (GAO) Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
25 How a Bill Becomes a Law Introducing a Bill Legislative Productivity Study by Committee Floor Debate The House Floor Debate The Senate Methods of Voting
26 How a Bill Becomes a Law
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28 Reducing Power and Perks Term Limits? New Ethics Laws Organizational Changes Pork-Barrel Legislation Franking Privilege
29 Photo courtesy of the Office of the Clerk of the House The electronic voting system in the House of Representatives displays each member s name on the wall of the chamber. By inserting a plastic card in a box fastened to the chairs, a member can vote Yea, Nay, or Present, and the result is shown opposite his or her name.
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32 WHAT WOULD YOU DO? M E M O R A N D U M To: Representative Peter Skerry From: Martha Bayles, legislative aide Subject: The size of the House of Representatives The House can decide how big it wishes to be. When it was created, there was one representative for every 30,000 people. Now there is one for every 600,000. In most other democracies, each member of parliament represents far fewer than 600,000 people. Doubling the size of the House may be a way of avoiding term limits.
33 WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Arguments for: 1. Doubling the size of the House would reduce the huge demand for constituent services each member now faces. 2. A bigger House would represent more shades of opinion more fairly. 3. Each member could raise less campaign money because his or her campaign would be smaller.
34 WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Arguments against: 1. A bigger House would be twice as hard to manage, and it would take even longer to pass legislation. 2. Campaigns in districts of 300,000 people would cost as much as ones in districts with 600,000 people. 3. Interest groups do a better job of representing public opinion than would a House with more members.
35 WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Your decision: Increase size of House? Do not increase size of House?
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