CMC Congress Course

This blog serves my Congress course (Claremont McKenna College Government 101) for the spring of 2025.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Unorthodox Lawmaking

Filibuster and Cloture



The D'Amato Filibuster

The Rand Paul Filibuster



Restrictive rules in the House

Rule XIV of the Senate

Polarization:

  • Differences between the parties over time (see Sinclair, p. 141).
  • Party Unity

Divided government has been common. Split-party control of Congress has not.

Legislative productivity
Another view of productivity

But is the country suffering as a result?

Pitney at 11:28 AM

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