Congress
- Created by: Q_
- Created on: 07-04-19 13:23
View mindmap
- Do parties play an important role in Congress?
- NO
- View of constituents can often outweigh party considerations - especially for House members.
- Parties have no control over candidate selection.
- Both parties are made up of ideological factions that compete with party cohesion.
- The executive branch has few methods to incentivise party discipline.
- YES
- Leadership in Congress in run by the parties.
- Committees in Congress are organised by parties.
- With increased partisanship, party discipline is much stronger in Congress than it used to be.
- Party is an important determinant of voting in Congress.
- It is almost impossible be elected to Congress without being a major party candidate.
- NO
Comments
No comments have yet been made