Changing significance of parties in Congress (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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US congressional leaders & executive branch positions
US congressional leaders & executive branch positions
Do not hold executive positions (unlike parliamentary systems)
Congressional leaders' direct control over members
Congressional leaders' direct control over members
Limited direct control
Tools leaders use to exert influence in Congress
Tools leaders use to exert influence in Congress
Whips and party caucuses
Patronage examples congressional leaders offer
Patronage examples congressional leaders offer
Committee chairs, pork-barrel projects, primary support
Role of whips in Congress
Role of whips in Congress
Rally members to support party initiatives & align votes
Recent decades trend in US political partisanship
Recent decades trend in US political partisanship
Increasingly partisan; parties growing ideologically apart
Trend in cross-party cooperation recently
Trend in cross-party cooperation recently
Decrease in cross-party cooperation
2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act - Democratic votes
2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act - Democratic votes
Zero Democratic votes
2022 Inflation Reduction Act - Republican votes
2022 Inflation Reduction Act - Republican votes
No Republican support
Nancy Pelosi's major bills under Biden
Nancy Pelosi's major bills under Biden
1tn infrastructure & 1.9tn American Rescue Plan
United government definition
United government definition
One party controls executive & legislative branches
Divided government definition
Divided government definition
Control split between parties
Common consequence of divided government
Common consequence of divided government
Legislative gridlock
CARES Act - when passed & context
CARES Act - when passed & context
COVID-19 pandemic under Trump (bipartisan emergency action)
Failed legislation examples despite party control
Failed legislation examples despite party control
Trump's ACA repeal attempt, Obama's DREAM Act