PSC 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Incumbent, Cloture, Imminent Lawless Action
17 Dec 2019
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Traditional way a filibuster can be ended - cloture - 60 votes. Article i - necessary and proper clause. Correct answer: redistricting***, greater campaign resources, franking and casework (do work for your constituents that you would not be able to do without holding an office) Rules committee - house of representatives, decides on (1) how long the bill can be debated on the whole congressional floor and (2) whether or not amendments to the bill can be suggested on the floor. What is the purpose of taking congressional hearings and testimony. To send messages to the executive branch and bureaucracy . Shows them if they like how someone is doing their job by utilizing congressional power of the purse. 435 members of the house of representatives. Majority-minority districts - where a majority of the district"s population belongs to a racial minority group. Bicameralism -> causes things to be more deliberated.
