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PS 101 1st Edition Lecture 21Outline of Last Lecture I. Review of Constitutional Foundations II. House and Senate PowerIII.Norms in Lawmaking-How A Bill Becomes a LawIV. Exceptions to Textbook ProcessesV. More on Congressional Committees VI. Rules-Procedure-Amendment-Floor DebateVII. ConclusionsOutline of Current Lecture I. The BasicsII. The HouseIII. The SenateIV. New Representatives V. Racial and Ethnic Diversity VI.Members of CongressVII. Potential for Bipartisanship?Current Lecture: The 114th CongressI. The Basics A. All members of the House and 1/3 of the members of the Senate run for re-elec-tion each cycleB. Retirements, losses, etc. of incumbents can result in changes in the balance of power in a chamberC. Also to shifts in faction size (which can influence leadership choicesD. New procedures approved at the start of each new Congress II. The HouseA. House Partisanship1. Republicans Win Record Majority in Housea. Control of the 114th HouseB. House Leadership1. John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Kevin McCarthyIII. The SenateA. Senate PartisanshipThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Republicans Win Solid Majority in State a. Control of the 114th Senate—Democrats lost a lot of seats B. Senate Leadership1. Mitch McConnell, Harry ReidIV. New Representatives1. 58 new MCs2. 15 Democrats; 43 Republicans3. 41 open seats; rest unseated incumbents 4. New Senatorsa. 13 freshmen senatorsb. 1 Democrat; 12 RepublicansV. Racial and Ethnic DiversityA. Growing racial and ethnic diversity in Congress— slow increase in all groupsB. Slowly beginning to represent races proportionallyC.Women in Congress1. Still under represented— but the number has increased in past years D. Religious Affiliations1. Majority Protestant, then Catholic, and smaller numbers of Jewish, Mormon, etc.VI. Members of CongressA. Age of MCs1. Senate—early 60s2. House—mid 50sB. Professional Background1. Likely to have been a lawyer previously 2. But…a. House Committee Chairs are white men of a certain ageb. Less representative of a body of people as a wholeC. Policy Interests1. How the 114th Congress Spent Its First Montha. Democrats—law enforcement, transportationb. Republicans—immigration bills, law enforcement, economicsD. Legislative and Policy Priorities1. What are the big issues for this Congress?VII. Potential for Bipartisanship?A. Bipartisan compromises are possible—acting on doable items will reinvigorate the legislative


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