POSC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Pocket Veto, Joint Committee, Bicameralism
28 Sep 2016
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Legislative branch (federal: every law has to go go passed the two houses that make up the legislative, bicameral legislature (two houses to help balance out gov"t) Six year term (b. 1. b. 1) staggered, so there isn"t much turnover in senate. Incumbency (b. 1. d. 1) running for seat that is already held (b. 1. d. 1. a) high re-election rates. Districts (b. 1. e. 1) every state has the job to draw congressional lines, state legislature often do it (b. 1. e. 1. a) different districts are created for voting purposes based on population. Gerrymandering (b. 1. f. 1) district is drawn to outline state (b. 1. f. 1. a) drawing district lines in a way that benefits a specific party (b. 1. f. 1. a. i) Can give more influence to parties or take away representation for a party. If a state grows bigger each year, more seats are add. Patronage (b. 1. h. 1) the elected official is provided a fund to do their job (b. 1. h. 1. a) earmarks (b. 1. h. 1. a. i) (b. 1. h. 1. a. ii) An immigrant getting citizenship by passing a private bill. Vice president is the president of the senate.
