Identify a recent bill passed by Congress. Use Thomas.gov to track how the bill progressed through both chambers. Which committees was it referred to? What rules was it considered under? How did procedural concerns shape the progress of the bill through the chambers?
What will be an ideal response?
Students will present careful and detailed information on the passage of a bill of their choosing. They will consider and describe specific procedural elements from the text in analyzing the passage of the bill.
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This question aligns with Chapters 2 and 3 of Writing a Research Paper in Political Science.Review the CQ Researcher article"Reviving Rural Economies." Which of the following is a school of thought that you could develop to answer the research question: "Recently, why have rural areas been able to wield more clout in American politics than their population size would suggest?"
A. Power to the (Older) People: Younger people have been fleeing rural areas leaving behind older people. Older citizens are more likely to vote, so politicians have a greater incentive to pay attention to them. B. Electoral College: The Electoral College overrepresents rural communities, and thus gives rural areas more power in American politics. (Note that the loser of the popular vote has won the election in two of the last five elections.) C. Greater Incumbency Advantages: Reelection rates for representatives and senators in rural areas have been higher, allowing those officials to wield more seniority and therefore power in Congress. D. Rural Cooperation: Federal rural lawmakers are better than their urban colleagues at cooperating to achieve mutually beneficial legislation, while those from cities often view each other as competitors for scarce dollars. E. all of these
The __________ Amendment says that those powers not given to the federal government and not prohibited to the states by the Constitution are reserved for the states and the people
a. Eighth b. Tenth c. Eleventh d. Fourteenth
According to Walt, most states should balance. This is because a policy of bandwagoning is __________
a. irrational: bandwagoning is typically driven by fear instead of calculation b. dangerous: the aggressive power may turn on you later c. inefficient: state interests can be met much more easily through balancing d. cowardly: states should not risk their sovereignty for any reason
Super PACs were made possible in part by the
A. Federal Election Campaign Act. B. Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. C. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. D. Supreme Court’s decision in Buckley v. Valeo.