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Liberal bias

Congress can step in after the fact and change rules if the agency has gone too far.

The expansion of the patronage system to a level of corruption that placed political cronies into all levels of government

Reduced the number of political appointments the president could make to the executive branch and created the Civil Service Commission.The new civil service regulations produced a merit system that emphasized an applicant's experience, education, and job performance as well as scores on competitive exams and performance evaluations.Initially the merit system applied to only 10% of the positions in the civil service, but later legislation and executive orders increased coverage to 90% of all federal executive branch employees

Blocks a filibuster by 60 votes of the Senate

Senate practice of continuous debate often employed to stop pending legislation action

This is an extra step on House side because House has 435 members so lots of debates and to control the time they do it this way. This can actually quash a bill by not holding a session in the rules committee.In the Senate they have more free debate because there are less members and the Senate is where filibusters can happen and a filibuster is blocked by 60 votes in the Senate

Committees and Subcommittees

Committee sessions in which members review contents of legislation line by line

Because most of the decisions made in congress are made thru majority voteMajority party holds chairmanship and majority

Clinton vs New York 1998Article 1 Section 7 how a bill becomes a lawPresident having law making power is violation of separation of powersNO

• No
• Because, in reaction to strong centralized power under EJ Davis during reconstruction, radical reps in charge after civil war, 1876 constitution because of corrupt rule of EJ Davis
• Appointment of power, Budgetary power, special sessions, military power(national guard), veto power(state), power of pulpit(most visible and recognized state official, state of the state address)

• Texas’ form of state government in which many or most top executive branch office holders win office through popular election, creating office holders with significant independence from the governor.
• Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller of public accts, Land commissioner, commissioner of agriculture, railroad commission, secretary of state.

• • Blacks-43 total, 42 House/1 Senate-13% make up the population but only 8% make up congress
  • Hispanics-28 total, 25House(3R/22D)/3Senate(1R/2D), 14% make up the population but only 5% make up congress
  • Women-92 total, 75 House(16R/59D)/17Senate(4R/13D), 51% make up the population but only 17% make up congress
  • Most members of congress are married(86%), have kids, and are members of a church. While Protestants collectively constitute the majority religious affiliation of congress members, roman Catholics (29%) acct for the largest single religion.
  • The most cited profession for a congress member Politian (40%), background in law (38%), business (38%), education (18%)
  • White males (86%), late 50s male (83%) (avg. in house 56/ avg. in senate 63)