POS 4424 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: War Powers Resolution, Status Quo Bias, Proelite
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Gilens and page (2014: gilens and page"s tests. All cases in which national interest groups expressed positions (a. 3. a. 1) strongly favorable, somewhat favorable. Weighted preference (a. 3. b. 1) strong favorability 2x: explanations. Preferences of average citizens are highly correlated with preferences of wealthy elite. American political culture is more or less center right. Political reality has a strong status quo bias. Interest groups alignments are almost totally unrelated to the preferences of average citizens: major findings and questions. Preferences of economic elite and pro-elite interest groups are determinative. Require both chambers and president"s signature (or veto override: resolutions. Symbolic: honoring a constituent, condemning some activity: joint resolutions. No practical difference between a jr and a law (or public act) Omnibus bill: package numerous policy/spending proposals into one bill, nearly all recent spending bills . Including government shutdown bill at the end of september. Rules of the bill revisited: rules and procedures reinforce chamber characteristics.