R How Congress is
Organized

Monday,
March 09, 2009

5:01 PM

Lots of frameworks
needed to make sure system works effictly

Then some frameworks
set up to avoid other frameworks

Divided down party
lines

Speaker of the House

VP of US is
President of Senate

Constitution
says little what these 2 should do

And
nothing about further organization

First few Congresses
had only temp committees

By 3rd congress set
up permanent committees

Speaker became a
partisan leader

Under
Henry Clay

Senate at the time
of the civil war was very political because elected by state legislator

Thomas Reed further
increased speaker's power

Members
who were not in line could lose their committee chairs

Politics became more
professional

1910: Revolt againts
a powerful speaker "Cannonism"

And in Senate people
wanted members directly elected

They
were all rich and controlled by big business

House
and Senate finally agreed for ammendment in 1912 to ward off a full
constitutional convention

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R How Congress is
Organized

Monday,
March 09, 2009

5:01 PM

Lots of frameworks
needed to make sure system works effictly

Then some frameworks
set up to avoid other frameworks

Divided down party
lines

Speaker of the House

VP of US is
President of Senate

Constitution
says little what these 2 should do

And
nothing about further organization

First few Congresses
had only temp committees

By 3rd congress set
up permanent committees

Speaker became a
partisan leader

Under
Henry Clay

Senate at the time
of the civil war was very political because elected by state legislator

Thomas Reed further
increased speaker's power

Members
who were not in line could lose their committee chairs

Politics became more
professional

1910: Revolt againts
a powerful speaker "Cannonism"

And in Senate people
wanted members directly elected

They
were all rich and controlled by big business

House
and Senate finally agreed for ammendment in 1912 to ward off a full
constitutional convention