Baker v Carr
- malapportionment: hadnt apportioned for a long time
- Case brought forth arguing that each person should have one vote and the districts have to have a relatively equal number of people
- Wanted to have a large african american district that would product an african american representative only in that one district
- No representation in other districts
- Racial Gerrymandering
Shaw vs Remo
- Partisan Gerrymandering
- Claims are not justiceable because they present a political question
- Can the federal courts make a ruling or is it something that isnt even a question for the courts?
Senate
- Pres of Senate
- Vice President, can act in the senate in case of a tie
- Pres of Senate Pro Tempore
- Longest serving senator of majority party
- Committees
- Not all committes are created equal
- Standing
- Where the work gets done
- senate + house, permanent
- oversight
- serve over many terms
- More senators serve on less committees
- Joint
- House + Senate
- Focus on particular issue to get something done more quickly, around for a longer time
- Conference Committee
- Resolve differences inversions on bill between house and senate and president
- Select
- Temporary crisis, respond to something