Video Notes Flashcards
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1850s Political Environment
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- party system collapses, things become focus on section rather than party (EX: slavery)
- Congress becomes dysfunctional because there is less compromises and communication between the two parties
- no nonpartisanship - replaced by individual members taking clear stands with no deliberation
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Raising Money + Tech
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- raising money limits politicians from meaningly fully deliberate
- tech makes media more available and shows the public a different side to politics
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Confirmation Power
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The Senate votes to confirm the appointment of executive officers that require Senate approval (cabinet secretaries, federal judges)
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Bicameral Congress (Practicality)
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- to give the two houses different powers so the legislature does not have too much power (James Madison, Federalists Papers)
- interbranch check
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Bicameral Congress (History)
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During the Constitutional Convention, they couldn’t agree on what type of legislature to create (different states from different interests)
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Senate Only Powers
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- senators are expected to be older than representatives - supposed to be the more deliberative body
- more immune from the desires of the public (6 year term)
- power to confirm public ministers and ratify treaties
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HOR Only Powers
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- representatives are more responsive to their voters; direct election, 2 year terms
- power of impeachment
- starting tax bills
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Filibuster
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- fosters the input of the minority in the Senate
- fosters bipartisanship
- loophole in Senate rules to block the passing legislation
- requires at least 60 votes to end debate (cloture)
- change in 1806 by Aaron Burr caused this loophole
- Strom Thurmond - longest filibuster, about the Civil Rights Act
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The Power of the Youth Vote
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- voting is about power - power to enact change
- issues of older voters dominate our political landscape but they are the group that are more likely to vote
- younger generations are higher in number but have a lower voter turnout
