knowledge: congress Flashcards
how many opportunities are there to kill a bill before it is even voted on?
5
what’s the chance a bill will be pigeonholed by committee stage?
90%
example of grandstanding?
congressman andrews of new jersey proposed 646 bills in his tenure; all failed to pass
how much of the senate is required to cloture a filibuster?
3/5ths
what were the GOP united against?
ACA
DREAM Act
Obama stimulus package
evidence of McConnell failing to lead?
failed to get republicans to vote in favour of renewing key provisions of the PATRIOT Act
when were earmarks banned?
2011
which presidents had impeachment initiations?
Nixon and Clinton
example of an impeached judge
thomas porteous 2010
how many times has the house chosen the president in an ECV tie?
3
examples of a ratified treaty
New START treaty with Russia 2010
NAFTA
what was the name of the bad Trump appointment?
matthew peterson
example of a filibuster
Rand Paul against renewals on the PATRIOT Act
who voted on a Clinton bill and subsequently lost her district?
Margolies-Mezvinsky
how many seats were competitive in 2012?
only 1/7 according to the pew research centre
when was the most liberal republican more conservative than the most conservative democrat senator
2011
how many Clinton appointees did republicans refuse to hold hearings for
60
explain one of the nominated Clinton judges that was held up
judge paez for more than 4 years (longest at that point in history for a judge to be held up)
by the end of 2012 how many judicial vacancies were there?
numbered three figures
explain the Democrats losing the house in 2012
lost after winning 1.4 mil more votes than GOP
gerrymandering
demonstrate that discharge petition is more likely
105th = 8 discharged motions 110th = 18
demonstrate that conference committees are used less
104th = 67 113th = 3
example of legislation bypassing committee through reconciliation
ACA
example of legislation bypassing through petition
BCRA
