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Congress - Coggle Diagram
Congress
Negatives
Committee chairs are appointed along party lines
Blocks legislation
Incumbency
Difficult to get new Ideas
Little change
Gerrymandering
Moving district boundaries to manipulate the vote
Favor's incumbency
state legislature split conrol with governors
Gridlock
Trump 2019
House + senate different parties
Can also cause gridlock
Representation
senate 3.3 mil - senator
Partisanship
Can't alter the constitution
4% bills passed
interest groups (Tea party)
Approval rating is lower than the president
Positives
very sensitive democratically because the house is elected every two years
senate and house both elected = good democratically
Vote for president, House member and Senator
more diverse over time
Black representation is better than UK
Mid term tends to go against president (keeps them on their toes)
committee stage very strong
only necessary laws are passed