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What are some of the advantages of being the majority party in congress?
There is no getting around the fact that members of the majority party typically decide the most crucial questions presented to Congress. Furthermore, members of the majority party also primarily control what will be considered by their chambers on a daily basis. In the end, the fact that a member can vote does not really matter as much if he has no control regarding what the questions will be.
What did the Republicans win in 1866 that they were able to over-ride presidential vetoes on many bills?
They had a super-majority (a majority of at least two thirds) in both houses of Congress after the 1864 elections. They had a super-super-majority (a majority of at least three fourths) in both houses beginning May 8, 1867, but a super-majority in both houses is sufficient to override a presidential veto.
Is it possible for the party of the president and the majority party of the congress to be different parties?
Yes, but the majority party (not of congress- just what is considered the majority party according to laws) is determined by the executive branch aka the president.The most recent example, while Bush was still in office the democrats took control of Congress, but the majority party of the country was still considered Republican. Currently our President (Obama) as well as the majority of Congress are Democrat but if at their next election Congress shifts to a majority of Republicans the country's majority party would still be considered the Democrats, because of the presidentAdded: The initial answer is incorrect. The majority party in Congress is ALWAYS the numerically superior party, regardless of WHO the President is. The President has nothing whatsoever to do with naming the majority party, the voters decide who it will be by putting more members of one party in office, rather than the other.
Who has control of congress?
members of congress
What serves as head of their political party?
The heads of the political parties in Congress are the Majority Whip and the Minority Whip. These two people are elected by their own party constituents to help control what happens during a session of Congress.
What role do majority parties have in legislatures?
Most of the state legislators are affiliated with one of the two major parties. The majority party in a state legislature exerts much the same kind of control on state government as do the parties in the US Congress.
Why are committees so important?
Committees are the backbone of Congress. ANYTHING that gets done is Congress has gone through committees and subcommittees. They control whether legislation dies or passes.
Why were the states not willing to give Congress much control?
They wanted to do what they wanted to and not have Congress control them
How and why did Republicans in Congress take control of Reconstruction?
Members of the Congress called Radical Republicans vowed to take control of Reconstruction. Republicans were able to take control of Reconstruction because they had a solid majority - southern Democrats couldn't vote and northern Democrats had lost credibility (they were considered to be pro-Confederacy or, at least, in favor of settling the war vs. winning it). They did so out of profound philosophical differences with President Andrew Johnson over treatment of the former Confederate states and the newly-freed slaves.
Which Political Party has been in the Majority and thus has control of the Congress for the last 8 years?
from about 7 years ago to now it has been a republican majority in the senate and only for the past 2 years it has been a democrat control in the house. so basically it has changed a lot in the past 8 years but currently the dems will control the house. the senate. and the presidency
Why is congress smoking?
The devil has taken control of congress.
Can you control salaries of congress?
Congress votes on their own salaries
