POS 4424 Midterm: First Exam Study Guide POS4424

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POS 4424
• Professor: David Hedge

Document Summary

The models (aka broad vision) that rieselbach talks about in his reading are the following: executive force allows the president to lead without obstructionism from congress, responsible parties allows president to organize political parties to deal with congressional obstructionism; rewrite rules so disciplined majority easily carry legislative through congress, literary theory checks and balance between congress and president so that both act together for policy, congressional supremacy whig congress first branch of government and should see over all policy. What considerations contributed to the growth of congressional careerism: contributions to congressional careerism came about with an increase on party states, service more rewarding control of staff, seniority awarded, how has congress evolved over the last fifty years or so, congress has evolved over the past fifty years by destroying the iron triangle, resulting in new kinds of members, increased member resources combination of rural/urban districts, increased voting/ amendment floor activity power of the speaker.