US Politics Flashcards
Good bipartisan judicial neutrality
Sackett v EPA - Knocked down federalism 9-0
Gonzalez v Google - 9-0
Arizona v Maryankos 8-1
Brown v Biard
Divided but bipartisan
Merrill v Milligan 5-4 Alabama map
BPJ v W. Virginia - 7-2
Divided and partisan
Dobbs v Jackson 6-3
Example of Pork Barrel legislation
Gravina Island Bridge
The Big Dig
Famous filibusters
Strom Thurmond 1957 - 24 hours
Ted Cruz 2013 - Obamacare (Green eggs and ham)
Examples of politicians
Chuck Schumer (D) Senate majority leader
Hakeem Jefferies (D) House minority leader
Mitch McConnel (R) Senate minority leader
Kevin McCarthy (R) House speaker
Kamala Harris (D) Vice President of the United States
Steve Scalise (R) House majority leader
Examples of Reps
Katy Porter (D)
Jim Jordan (R)
Margery Taylor Green (R)
Caucuses
Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Steel Caucus
Tea Party
Freedom Caucus
Blue Dog Caucus
Resemblance of congress
25% Blacks to 13% of the general population
25% Women should be 50%
Examples of executive orders
Desegregate army
Japanese-American internment
Examples of presidential veto
HJ.RES.45
HJ.RES.42
Congressional incumbency rate
General incumbency rate
98%
94%
The elastic clause
Art 1. Sect 8.
USA partisan voting lines
No republicans were for Obamacare
Big Pharma 2022 spending on lobbying + number of lobbyists per congressman
26 million - 15 million to congressmen
2 lobbyists for every congressman
