R How Congress= is Organized
Mon= day, March 09, 2009
5:0= 1 PM
Lots of framew= orks needed to make sure system works effictly
Then some fram= eworks set up to avoid other frameworks
Divided down p= arty 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 Cong= resses had only temp committees
By 3rd congres= s 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 fu= rther increased speaker's power
Members who were not in line could lose their committee chairs
Politics becam= e more professional
1910: Revolt a= gaints 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
R How Congress= is Organized
Mon= day, March 09, 2009
5:0= 1 PM
Lots of framew= orks needed to make sure system works effictly
Then some fram= eworks set up to avoid other frameworks
Divided down p= arty 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 Cong= resses had only temp committees
By 3rd congres= s 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 fu= rther increased speaker's power
Members who were not in line could lose their committee chairs
Politics becam= e more professional
1910: Revolt a= gaints 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