Classes Flashcards
1
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Class of 1974:
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- Democrats take the house “water Gate babies”
- Restructures congress “seniority”
- New ideas and be people who had never run for Congress
2
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Class of 1994:
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- Both senate and house became republican hadn’t happen since (40 years)
- Contract with America - 8 reforms, 10 bills
3 acts approved:
- unfunded mandate reform
- build relationship between federal and state and local governments
-line veto act
3
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Class of 2006:
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- Democratic victory seats gained for Democrats in house and senate had majority Democrats house still had more republicans
- Nancy Palosi first speaker of house woman
4
Q
Class of 2008:
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- Senate governors and house were all majority Democrats by a landslide
5
Q
Class of 2010:
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1.republican comeback because of backlash with obama and recession and Obamacare
6
Q
Class of 2012:
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Obama is re-elected and majority Democrats