Changing roles and powers of Congress (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Congress's primary function
Congress's primary function
Create and pass laws
Major law passed by 116th Congress during COVID-19
Major law passed by 116th Congress during COVID-19
CARES Act
Role of standing committees
Role of standing committees
Detailed scrutiny of bills in specific policy areas
What committees cannot do independently
What committees cannot do independently
Legislate or implement policies directly
Effect of gerrymandering on elections
Effect of gerrymandering on elections
Creation of safe seats, reduced competitiveness
Methods of congressional executive oversight
Methods of congressional executive oversight
Investigations, hearings, confirmation process
Senate's confirmation role
Senate's confirmation role
Confirms Supreme Court justices and cabinet members
Oversight during unified government
Oversight during unified government
May be less rigorous
Congress's 'power of the purse'
Congress's 'power of the purse'
Influence over federal spending and budget
Impact of Congress's funding power
Impact of Congress's funding power
Can fund/defund programmes, affecting implementation
President's foreign policy power vs Congress
President's foreign policy power vs Congress
President has significant autonomy; Congress more limited
Senate majority needed to ratify treaties
Senate majority needed to ratify treaties
Two-thirds majority
How President bypasses treaty ratification
How President bypasses treaty ratification
Through executive agreements
House Rules Committee's power
House Rules Committee's power
Controls flow of legislation to floor for debate
Effect of increasing partisanship on Congress
Effect of increasing partisanship on Congress
More difficult to function, declining productivity