POLI 2051 Chapter : Chapter 4
Document Summary
House of representatives was growing so big that it was hard to control, it went up to 435 members. First congress consisted of 26 senators and 65 representatives. In 1922, congress passed a law setting the maximum size of the house at 435 members because it continued to grow and grow. Descriptive representation: elected officials should look like what society looks like as a whole, ex: la is the worst place to be a woman = least amount of women in congress. Malapportionment: large differences in the populations of congressional districts, after each decade, census bureau counts the nation"s population and. Caucus: gathering of all the members of the serving party over one shared identity. Minority leader and minority whips are selected by minority party. Whips: coordinate party positions on legislation and channel information between the leaders and party members, persuade wavering representatives to vote and conduct informal surveys on the outcome of votes.
