POLS 1113 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Watergate Scandal, Theodore Roosevelt, Oligarchy
19 Nov 2016
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Congress was the only branch that the public elected federal officials. Congress = the house and the senate in the constitution, but the media often mentions. Congress and congressional elections as referring to only the house. Bicameralism having 2 houses in legislative assembly: introduced in the randolf plan because it was fundamentally sound. Each house views instances from a different perspective. Start first session of congress during the odd year (e. g. 2017) 2nd session even year (e. g. 2018) First congress had 65 in the house and 26 in the senate: 14 is a quorum in senate can have ties. Why we have the vp to break the tie. A tie also counts as a no . Vp only needs to vote when he wants something to pass. By 1804, we had amended the constitution: 12th amendment, now vp doesn"t go to senate or give input, nixon spent ~1/10 of the time in senate during his 8 years of vp under.
