Political Science 2244E Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Cloture
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Government runs out of money on friday. Face off about whether they fund the government or the government shuts down. They are spe(cid:374)di(cid:374)g (cid:373)o(cid:374)ey they do(cid:374)(cid:859)t ha(cid:448)e. 12 bills that together make up the budget. Congress and the president telling the federal that they have the legal authority to. In order for this to happen, congress has to agree to appropriating funds spend money. They do(cid:374)(cid:859)t pass (cid:271)udget i(cid:374) the us they propose budgets. Ha(cid:448)e(cid:374)(cid:859)t passed a (cid:271)udget si(cid:374)(cid:272)e 2008 (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of partisan gridlock. When resolve: debt servicing is basically making minimum payments on your credit card. Representational view: constituents have clear view, vote will attract attention. The intent of the framers: oppose concentration of power, balance large and small states, bicameralism, expected the congress to the dominant institution. Historically, power struggles have occurred between members and leadership: reduced the number of committees, speaker dominated the selection of chairs of committees, the speaker set the agenda.