congress 3.1 USP Flashcards
what is ‘power to the purse’
congress approving of federal spending
how long was the filibuster for Betsy DeVos as Secretary if Education for Trump
24 hours
who was andrew pudzer and what was so controversial about his senate hearing
- withdrew in 2017 application for secretary of labour
- employed someone who entered USA illegally
how many hours of questioning did brett kavanaugh go through for his judicial hearing
39 hours
how many hours of questioning did amy coney barett go through for his judicial hearing
20 hours (2nd fastest)
when was the latest articles of impeachment delivered to justices and who did it
- queen AOC
- to impeach clarence thomas and samuel alito
what was a recent example of congress putting a check on businesses which abuse their power
- tiktok
- it selling information to the chinese
- passed a bill to change it
who are the two independent senators
- bernie sanders
- angus king
on average, how much did incumbents raise compared to their incumbents in the 2022 senate races
10 times more
what percentage of senators come from ethnic minorities (2023-2025)
12%
what percentage of representatives come from ethnic minorities (2023-2025)
28%
how many members of congress are part of the LGBTQ+ community (2023-2025)
13
how many members of congress are women (2023-2025)
29%
how many members of congress are white (2023-2025)
75%
how many members of congress have assets worth more than $1 million (2023-2025)
51%
from 2019-2021, what percentage of democrats vote along their party lines
96%
from 2009-2021, what percentage of democrats vote along their party lines
64%
what faction within the political party opposed OBAMA’s ban on assault weapons
Blue Dog Democrats (in 2013)
how many members of congress caucused with either republican or democrat
535 (ALL)
how many MPs identified themselves with either labour or conservative
80%
in 2024, how many senators were male
75%
in 2024, how many lords were male
over 70%
