POLI 1001 : Poli Sci Notes Test 2 Notes
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2/24 make up of the senate and house foirst congress consisted of 26 senatoirs and 65 representatives in 1922, congress passed a law setting the max size of the house at 435 members role of the legislator. Malapportionment large differences in the populations of congressional districts. After each decade, census bureau counts the nations population and house of. Representatives is apportioned to reflect the changes in the state organizing the house of reps. Democrats have a two headed executive committee: steering panel: nominates committee chairs and members, all of whom must be approved by the caucus, policy committee: studies issues, writes bills, and publicizes them organization of the senate. Judicial activism: encourages supreme court to be creative partner with the legislative and executive branches in shaping government policy, seeks to apply the courts authority to solving economic and political problems ignored by other parts of the government.
