knowledge: congress

Question 1

how many opportunities are there to kill a bill before it is even voted on?

Answer 1

5

Question 2

what’s the chance a bill will be pigeonholed by committee stage?

Answer 2

90%

Question 3

example of grandstanding?

Answer 3

congressman andrews of new jersey proposed 646 bills in his tenure; all failed to pass

Question 4

how much of the senate is required to cloture a filibuster?

Answer 4

3/5ths

Question 5

what were the GOP united against?

Answer 5

ACA
DREAM Act
Obama stimulus package

Question 6

evidence of McConnell failing to lead?

Answer 6

failed to get republicans to vote in favour of renewing key provisions of the PATRIOT Act

Question 7

when were earmarks banned?

Answer 7

2011

Question 8

which presidents had impeachment initiations?

Answer 8

Nixon and Clinton

Question 9

example of an impeached judge

Answer 9

thomas porteous 2010

Question 10

how many times has the house chosen the president in an ECV tie?

Answer 10

3

Question 11

examples of a ratified treaty

Answer 11

New START treaty with Russia 2010

NAFTA

Question 12

what was the name of the bad Trump appointment?

Answer 12

matthew peterson

Question 13

example of a filibuster

Answer 13

Rand Paul against renewals on the PATRIOT Act

Question 14

who voted on a Clinton bill and subsequently lost her district?

Answer 14

Margolies-Mezvinsky

Question 15

how many seats were competitive in 2012?

Answer 15

only 1/7 according to the pew research centre

Question 16

when was the most liberal republican more conservative than the most conservative democrat senator

Answer 16

2011

Question 17

how many Clinton appointees did republicans refuse to hold hearings for

Answer 17

60

Question 18

explain one of the nominated Clinton judges that was held up

Answer 18

judge paez for more than 4 years (longest at that point in history for a judge to be held up)

Question 19

by the end of 2012 how many judicial vacancies were there?

Answer 19

numbered three figures

Question 20

explain the Democrats losing the house in 2012

Answer 20

lost after winning 1.4 mil more votes than GOP

gerrymandering

Question 21

demonstrate that discharge petition is more likely

Answer 21

105th = 8 discharged motions
110th = 18

Question 22

demonstrate that conference committees are used less

Answer 22

104th = 67
113th = 3

Question 23

example of legislation bypassing committee through reconciliation

Answer 23

ACA

Question 24

example of legislation bypassing through petition

Answer 24

BCRA