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What is a marginal seat?
In politics, a Marginal (or Swing) Seat is a constituency seat held by a very small majority. The size of the majority by which a Marginal Seat should be measured is largely opinion, based on the voting population of the particular constituency.
What was true president Johnson upon inauguration after the 1964 election?
He had a large majority of Democrats in Congress -apex
How does a political party become the majority party in the US?
In the U.S. political system, the legislative branch of the government is represented by the National Congress, composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Members of both houses of Congress are appointed by direct democracy by the voting-eligible members of the appointee's constituency region - congressional district for Representatives of "the House," and states in the case of Senators. Every state has 2 senators, and the number of congressional districts (and thus number of representatives) is apportioned based on the population of that state. Currently any particular state may have between 1 (Wyoming and Delaware among others) and 53 (California) representatives.Since the House and Senate are elected independently from each other, the proportion of Republican, Democrat, and Independent members may be different each. Thus determination of the "majority" party is technically made separately for the Senate and House based on which party has the most representatives in that particular section; i.e. "Senate Majority" and "House Majority." That said, general political trends tend to affect both sections of congress similarly and it tends to be the rule that the party that is the majority in one house is also the majority in the other, and thus "controls" the Congress.
In 1999 which party had majority in each house in Congress?
Republican in both houses. Trent Lott was majority leader in Congress and Republicans had 55-45 majority in Senate.
What does the US Congress think about same-sex marriage?
As of 2013, the majority of Democrats in Congress support marriage equality. The majority of Republicans oppose it.
Who has the majority in the 111Th congress?
The Democrats have the majority with 257 seats, about 60%.
What is the flow of legislative work in congress controlled by?
Majority party
Congress had a majority from 1994 until 2006?
From 1994 until 2006, the Republican Party held a majority in both Houses of Congress. In 2006, that changed when the Democrats took the majority in both Houses.
What is the occupation of the majority of members of congress and why?
lawyer
Majority party in Congress for 2010?
republicans
In 2004 which party had the majority in Congress the Republicans or the Democrats?
Republicans had majority in 2004 but in 2006 Democrats became the majority
What are powers the president has to get congress to do what he wants?
This all depends on the Congress and the President. If the president's party has the majority in Congress, he generally works with the majority leaders to get his agenda through Congress. If the president's party is the minority party in Congress, he uses two tools: obstructionism from the minority leadership (the filibuster, and loading up bills with things the majority hates in an attempt to get them tabled), and the veto.
