Showing posts with label Congress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Congress. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Before Charlie Rangel there was...
Jimmy Traficant who was kicked out of the House for violating House ethics rules.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Incumbent Staying Power
House Incumbent Defeats, 1968-2008
Senate Incumbent Defeats, 1968-2008
Earlier this week Larry Sabato asked if 2010 is a ripe year for a "congressional slaughter." With 40 Congressional seats leaning towards the GOP and a half dozen Governor's races favoring the GOP candidates, his projection might be right. Nonetheless as this chart shows, we never "throw all the rascals out." Incumbency obviously has its advantages.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Congress Page on New York Times
The NYTimes (which gets "it" in terms of technology) has added a Congress page which has a section for bills, acts passed (and the votes) and presidential nominations.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Know Your Member of CongressI got this off from one of you - thanks. This site allows you to type in a member of Congress (mine is above) and see how many bills he/she has introduced, how many earmarks he/she have asked for & received. The site does not give its definition of earmarks, nor tell if the bills are for one's entire career (I suspect it is), but nonetheless, it is an interesting starting point.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Digital Democracy Contest
Empower students with this free, MacArthur grant winning contest.
Students learn how to navigate online Congressional data. Then they compete in teams to answer questions like:
* "OpenSecrets lists campaign contributions to Congress. How much did Senator Carl Levin's campaign committee receive from people who worked for lobbyists in the 2008 election cycle?"
* "OpenCongress lets you track Congress. Which Representative sponsored H.R.1 which became law on 2/17/09?"
* More questions
Learning objectives:
* Find several types of campaign contributions
* Investigate the voting record of members of Congress
* Investigate the revolving door of specific members of Congress
Students learn how to navigate online Congressional data. Then they compete in teams to answer questions like:
* "OpenSecrets lists campaign contributions to Congress. How much did Senator Carl Levin's campaign committee receive from people who worked for lobbyists in the 2008 election cycle?"
* "OpenCongress lets you track Congress. Which Representative sponsored H.R.1 which became law on 2/17/09?"
* More questions
Learning objectives:
* Find several types of campaign contributions
* Investigate the voting record of members of Congress
* Investigate the revolving door of specific members of Congress
Friday, January 30, 2009
Sunday, November 23, 2008
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