Congress and its workings. Judicial Branch

list of proposals and ideas that reps think it would be worthwhile to act on

• president
• national event
• members of congress

practice of legislature becoming experts and taking leadership roles in certain policy areas

• 1. bill is introduced
• 2. referred to standing committee for revision
• 3. goes through both houses
• 5. goes to President

• no limit on debate
• cloture: 2/3 Senate vote to end debate
• fillibuster:
• voice vote: votes for trivial 
• roll call: votes for major

Rules Committee makes additional changes and limits amendments and debate

• 1. Policy
• 2. Allocative
• 3. Casework
• 4. Symbolic

effort by member of congress try to appear like they are a part of the voter community

• "constituent services" 
• congressmen solves their voters problems on an individual case by case basis. Increases voter support

congressional work that secures projects services, funds to one's district

passing bills/laws to the interests/encourages ideologies

• occurs every 10 years
• determined when state populations change

redrawing district lines

redrawing congressional maps to benefit a certain group

• reapportionment
• redistricting
• gerrymandering

• majority party: determines leadership in Chamber of Congress
• Party Polarization: greater ideology divide between parties, as one party

• "tables" bills
• markup bills

• standing
• select
• joint
• cinference

permanent, created by statute, carries over from one session of congress to the next

temporary, created by standing com. , if event occurs that is out of standing comm. jurisdiction

has members of both House and State

revises versions of House and Senate bills to make it a compromised bill