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Week 5 Discussion: Congress
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Week 5 Discussion: Congress
Please choose one of the following questions and react to it briefly in the discussion boards.
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- In recent years people have proposed term limits for Congressional representatives— limiting Senators to two 6 year terms and members of the House of Representatives to four 2 year terms. Do you think this is a good idea? Why or why not?
- The 17th Amendment was ratified in 1913, making the Senate directly elected by the people of each state. Consider how this changed the incentives of Senators — do you think this change had positive or negative implications for the Senate? Why?
- The filibuster makes it (usually) necessary to obtain a 60-vote supermajority to get legislation passed in the Senate. Should the filibuster be done away with? If so, why? If you argue we should keep it, why?
This question is taken from Pol Sci 21A – Introduction to American Politics » Fall 2021 » Discussions