POL SCI 40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Violence Against Women Act, Hastert Rule, John Boehner
12 Sep 2017
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Jerusalem belay poli sci 40 notes lect 2 week 2:congress. After civil war: republicans entered the south and deny civil rights, while democrats stay in the north and support civil rights. Midterm: need blue book and scantron for exam: multiple choice 50% fill in the blank 20%, short. Monuments were not set up as reminders or the civil war, but remind people of the glories of segregation. Ke(cid:374)(cid:374)edy k(cid:374)e(cid:449) a(cid:271)out the (cid:272)i(cid:448)il rights (cid:373)o(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:271)ut did(cid:374)"t do a(cid:374)ythi(cid:374)g u(cid:374)til he (cid:449)as politically pressured to. House has 435 seats, assigned by population, deleware has 1, ca has 53. Presided over by the speaker of the house (ca has the most representatives due to pop size) 1/3 of senate seats are up for election in a given election year. Ties are broken by the vice president, referred to as the upper house, responsible for confirming executive appointments. Enumerated powers: powers laid out in the constitution.
