Congress Examples

Question 1

Build back better plan

Answer 1

Recovery plan from covid- passed quickly 5 months

Passed slowly below- democratic senators manchin and sinema and progressive democrats in reps- object
Infratsructure plan
Socieal security plan

Question 2

Measures taken to pass legislation

Answer 2

Obama to pass aca- issue order exec order 13535 - gaurentee abortion not fed funded

Question 3

Today how fp of policy restriced

Answer 3

Congress use powers over money and tax

Question 4

Investigations in conrgess

Answer 4

Insurrection jan 6 2021- trump subpoena
2017 four diff congressional comm into alleged russian interefernece in 2016 presidential election

Question 5

Party rebel president

Answer 5

2018 budget trump requetsed budget for environ protection agency cut by thrid- house republicans epa cut by 6%

Question 6

Ratify treaties senate

Answer 6

2012 senate voted to reject un convention on the rights of persons with disabilities
Rep concern on extra gov regulation

Question 7

Appt confirmed

Answer 7

Judge kentanji brown jackson
Rep senators q on judicial philosphy
Democrat cory booker- praise nomination of first minority ethnic woman to sc

Question 8

Filibuster

Answer 8

2013 ted cruz more than 21 hours inc reading dr seuss book green eggs and ham

Question 9

Attempt at reform of filibuster

Answer 9

2022
Senate split 5050 betwen dr
Biden and democrats struggling to advance legilsation such as the john lewis voting rights act
Facing filibuster majority leader schumer put forward a vote to reform filibuster so only need 50 votes for clotudre motioon
Defeated 48 52
Manchin and sinema vote against reform

Question 10

Increasnig use of filibuster

Answer 10

Shows increasnig polarisation
116th congress used 325 times, compared to only 60 times in 108th congress

Question 11

Report stage used

Answer 11

Infrasturcture investment and jobs act 2021
House transport comm
Senatee energy and natural resources comm- passed an energu bill expected to be part of the infrasricure nill

Question 12

Failure to pass legilsation extreme measures

Answer 12

Representative John Lewis (D-Georgia) gave this speech in 2016 when he led a sit-in in the House of Representatives after failure to pass gun control following the Orlando nightclub shooting. They chanted ‘No Bill, No Break’, in their efforts to gain reform on gun control from Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin). They eventually ended the sit-in, having been unable to force a vote on gun control.

Question 13

Example of constituency rep

Answer 13

part of the Brady amendments to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2018, copyrighted songs were defined as capital assets and subjected to a lower tax rate. This request was made by Representative Diane Black, whose district covered parts of Nashville, famed for songwriting and country music.