US Congress Flashcards
What % of Bills are tabled by committees?
90%
Who voted against Biden’s Build Back Better campaign?
Joe Manchin
Describe an example of bipartisanship
- 2013 Violence Against Women reauthorisation Act
- All female senators supported the Bill
Describe an example of Bipartisanship support?
- Safer Communities Act
- Long term senators Murphy (D) and Cronyn (R) proposed that states can pass ‘red flag’ laws that can block people buying firearms who could pose a threat to
Describe the Red Map initiative
- After the 2008 Obama Victory
- Republicans spent lots of money in Pennsylvania on state legislature elections so they could redraw district lines
- In next election, republicans won majority of congressional seats
What was the longest filibuster
- Storm Thurmond
- Filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the 1957 Civil Rights Act
What is an example of an Act that was filibustered so it couldn’t be passed?
- 2010 DREAM Act
What % of Bills become law in the 117th Congress?
2%
Describe the Inflation Reduction Act
- Lower energy bills
- Minimum Corporate tax of 15%
- Extension of ACA subsidies
- Down payment on deficit reduction of approx $300 billion
- Climate investment
How many oversight hearings did Bush receive in 2003-2004
34
(Normally 150 ish)
Describe the action of the Benghazi Committee
- May 2014
- Hillary Clinton was a person of interest
- Led to investigation of her by the FBI
Example of a presidential veto being overridden
- 2008 - Congress overrode Bush’s veto on Medicare reforms of protecting a pay cut for doctors
Which SC nominee was nominated by Bush and forced to withdraw?
- Harriet Meirs
How many cabinet appointments have the senate rejected
9
How long was the 2013 shutdown over the ACA
16 days
What % of congresspeople have a college degree?
96%
What % of congresspeople have a college degree?
96%
How many congresspeople are PhD scientists?
2
How many congresspeople are PhD scientists?
2
How much was the GAO defunded in 2012?
Decreased by 7.6%
What is the average age of a senator
65
Example of Congress overseeing the Supreme Court
Supreme Court ethics, recusal and transparency act - currently being debated
How many members of the house freedom caucus voted against the 2022 Respect for marriage act?
All but one
What Republican bill did the House freedom caucus oppose?
The American Healthcare Act (AHCA) because it didn’t repeal enough of the ACA
In 2014, what % of votes were along party lines
79%
How many republicans voted for Obama’s 2009 stimulus package
0
Example of congresspeople’s voting behaviour depending on constituents
In 2009, several democrats dropped support for the ACA after meeting with constituents
How many moderate republicans opposed repealing the ACA and which districts did they represent?
- 10
- represented districts that voted for Clinton in 2016
What % of votes do decisions by the House Freedom Caucus need to be binding to all members
80%
How much money has Mitt Romney received from the NRA
$13.6 million
Example of congresspeople representing donors
Adam Schiff received $35,000 from eureka aerospace and then earmarked $1 million for them
How much money did McCarthy receive from Oil and gas companies in 2022 election cycle, and did he support the Inflation Reduction Act?
- $617,000
- He voted against the IRA
How many pages long was the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill 2018 and how long was it debated for?
- 2,200 pages
- debated for 1 hour
