Parties and Committees in Congress

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These are the two most important institutions in the contemporary Congress, but other exist as well. In addition, outside groups are exerting influence within the institution itself. The purpose of this section is to get comfortable with these institutions, understand what they do and the influence they have on the bill making process. Ideally we will also become comfortable with the factors that drive change from time to time.

- Bill Making.
- Committees.
- Committee Chairs.
- Divided Government.
- Filibusters.
- Gridlock.
- Hastert Rule.
- House Democrats.
- House Majority Leader.
- House Republicans.
- House Rules.
- House Procedures.
- Ideological Polarization.
- Incumbency Advantage.
- Is Congress Broken?
- Legislative Process.
- Logrolling.
- Members of Congress.
- Party Cohesion.
- Parties in Congress.
- Party Leaders.
- Party Polarization.
- Pork Barrel.
- Senate Democrats.
- Senate Procedures.
- Senate Republicans.
- Senate Rules.
- The Senate.
- Whip System.