Test Review

Friday,
March 20, 2009

11:38 AM

120 points

Textbook

Notes

Handouts

NO QUESTIONS history
of Congress

Demographics of
Congress

4
qu

Enumerated powers of
Congress

Impeachment process

Committee process

How
committee chairs chosen

Names
of important committee members

Committees
in House on Appropriations

Rules
committee

Different
regulations who can be on what committee

Don't
need to know the actual regulations

Role of staff

Enlarged

More
specialized

More
if head of a committee

#
of standing committees in the House and Senate

16
or 17 Senate

20
House

Role
of conference committee

Filibuster

Closure

List of differences
between house and senate

3
of them

Census

Re-apportioned
- states that lost members to states that gained

Redistricting
- if you lose or gain members

Gerrymandering
- redistricting for political gain

Done
by state legislature

Caucuses

Role

Examples

How
do they work

CRS

CBO

Why do incumbents
usually win

Well
known - name recognition

Franking

Better
contacts for fundraising

How a bill becomes a
law

Pork Barrel
legislation

Christmas tree bill

Mark
ups

Log
rolling

Criticisms of
Congress Article

Members spend too
much time fighting and never get anything done

Perceived as the
broken branch of government

Can
argue yes or no (essay????)

Paralyzed
by own bickering

Lack
of confidence in Congress

But
many diverse groups

high
stakes

Highly
technical

Lets
both sides give their POV and get their consensus

All
want to push their views

Heading
debate is the system working

Can
be time consuming

Costs of running has
skyrocketed

Members spend a
bunch of time fundraising

$4 million, average
campaign

Distorts
their real job and political race

Many
who contribute $$ talk about shakedowns

Many
Congress men find it demeaning

Many
people think $$ is what controls Congress

Congressmen
kinda like the current system over the unknown

But
major flaw

We know little about
influence of lobbyist

14,000
registered lobbyists

Paid
to shape decision making

Very
much a part of Congress

$13
billion spent since 1998 - 2003

Is Congress out of
touch?

Each
congressman represents 650,000 people

Newsletters,
local forums

So
many things need attention

What
has your Congressman done for you???

Spector
spends a lot of time in Washington on committee work

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Test Review

Friday,
March 20, 2009

11:38 AM

120 points

Textbook

Notes

Handouts

NO QUESTIONS history
of Congress

Demographics of
Congress

4
qu

Enumerated powers of
Congress

Impeachment process

Committee process

How
committee chairs chosen

Names
of important committee members

Committees
in House on Appropriations

Rules
committee

Different
regulations who can be on what committee

Don't
need to know the actual regulations

Role of staff

Enlarged

More
specialized

More
if head of a committee

#
of standing committees in the House and Senate

16
or 17 Senate

20
House

Role
of conference committee

Filibuster

Closure

List of differences
between house and senate

3
of them

Census

Re-apportioned
- states that lost members to states that gained

Redistricting
- if you lose or gain members

Gerrymandering
- redistricting for political gain

Done
by state legislature

Caucuses

Role

Examples

How
do they work

CRS

CBO

Why do incumbents
usually win

Well
known - name recognition

Franking

Better
contacts for fundraising

How a bill becomes a
law

Pork Barrel
legislation

Christmas tree bill

Mark
ups

Log
rolling

Criticisms of
Congress Article

Members spend too
much time fighting and never get anything done

Perceived as the
broken branch of government

Can
argue yes or no (essay????)

Paralyzed
by own bickering

Lack
of confidence in Congress

But
many diverse groups

high
stakes

Highly
technical

Lets
both sides give their POV and get their consensus

All
want to push their views

Heading
debate is the system working

Can
be time consuming

Costs of running has
skyrocketed

Members spend a
bunch of time fundraising

$4 million, average
campaign

Distorts
their real job and political race

Many
who contribute $$ talk about shakedowns

Many
Congress men find it demeaning

Many
people think $$ is what controls Congress

Congressmen
kinda like the current system over the unknown

But
major flaw

We know little about
influence of lobbyist

14,000
registered lobbyists

Paid
to shape decision making

Very
much a part of Congress

$13
billion spent since 1998 - 2003

Is Congress out of
touch?

Each
congressman represents 650,000 people

Newsletters,
local forums

So
many things need attention

What
has your Congressman done for you???

Spector
spends a lot of time in Washington on committee work