congressional caucus

Examples of congressional caucus in the following topics:

• The Caucus

  • At the congressional and legislative levels, Democratic and Republican members organize themselves into a caucus.
  • One of the best-known is the Congressional Black Caucus, a group of African-American congressmen.
  • Another prominent example is the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, whose members advance issues affecting Hispanics.
  • In a different vein, the Congressional Internet Caucus is a bipartisan group promoting the growth and advancement of the Internet.
  • Other congressional caucuses like the Out of Iraq Caucus strive to achieve political goals, generally organized around a single issue.

• Divided Government

  • The Freedom Caucus, also known as the House Freedom Caucus, is a congressional caucus consisting of conservative Republican members of the United States House of Representatives.
  • The caucus is sympathetic to the Tea Party movement.
  • The origins of the Caucus lie at the mid-January 2015 Republican congressional retreat in Hershey, Pennsylvania, when Raúl Labrador and eight other representatives met separately from the main group to plan their own agenda.
  • The Caucus was involved in the resignation of Boehner on September 25, 2015, and the ensuing leadership battle for the new Speaker.
  • Raúl Labrador and eight other Republicans from the House of Representatives met separately from the main group to during a Republican congressional retreat in January 2015 to form the Freedom Caucus.

• The Democratic Party

  • Since the 1930s, the party has promoted a social liberal, social democratic and progressive platform, and its Congressional caucus is composed of progressives, liberals, centrists, and left-libertarians.
  • The Blue Dog Coalition, a caucus of fiscal and social conservatives and moderates, forms part of the Democratic Party's current faction of conservative Democrats.

• The Election of 1816 and the Monroe Presidency

  • Lacking serious opposition, the National Republican Party's congressional caucus stopped meeting, and for practical purposes, the National Republican Party stopped operating.

• Congressional Campaign Committees

  • The Chairperson of the DCCC is the fourth ranking position among House Democrats, after the Minority Leader, the Minority Whip and the Democratic Caucus Chairperson.
  • After Emanuel's election as chairman of the Democratic Caucus, Chris Van Hollen became committee chair for the 110th Congress, and thus for the 2008 elections.
  • The NRCC was formed in 1866, when the Republican caucuses of the House and Senate formed a "Congressional Committee".
  • The Chairman is elected by the House Republican Conference after each Congressional election.
  • Identify the roles and responsibilities of the Congressional Campaign Committees for both major parties

• The Invasion of Grenada

  • A month after the invasion, Time magazine described it as having "broad popular support. " A congressional study group concluded that the invasion had been justified, as most members felt that U.S. students at the university near a contested runway could have been taken hostage as U.S. diplomats in Iran had been four years previously.
  • Congressman Louis Stokes, D-Ohio, stated: "Not a single American child nor single American national was in any way placed in danger or placed in a hostage situation prior to the invasion. " The Congressional Black Caucus denounced the invasion and seven Democratic congressmen, led by Ted Weiss, introduced an unsuccessful resolution to impeach Ronald Reagan.

• The Legislative Branch

  • Congressional oversight is usually delegated to committees and is facilitated by Congress's subpoena power.
  • A good historical example of Congressional Oversight was the investigation of President Richard Nixon and Watergate.
  • Congressional oversight is usually delegated to committees and is facilitated by Congress' subpoena power.
  • A good historical example of Congressional Oversight was the investigation of President Richard Nixon and Watergate.
  • The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, who presides over the chamber, is elected by the members of the House, and is therefore traditionally the leader of the House Democratic Caucus or the House Republican Conference, whichever of the two Congressional Membership Organizations has more voting members.

• The House of Representatives

  • The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, who presides over the chamber, is elected by the members of the House, and is therefore traditionally the leader of the House Democratic Caucus or the House Republican Conference, whichever of the two Congressional Membership Organizations has more (voting) members.

• Primaries and Caucuses

  • Consequently, attaining a party nomination by winning a primary election or caucus is a necessary step to becoming a major election candidate.
  • Not every election is preceded by a primary season, but most major races, such as presidential and congressional races, use primaries to narrow the field of candidates.
  • The vast majority of states use primaries to nominate a candidate, but caucuses are notably used in Iowa, which is traditionally the first state to vote in the primary/caucus season.
  • Summarize the primary system and how a primary differs from a caucus

• National Convention

  • Due to changes in election laws, the primary and caucus calendar, and the manner in which political campaigns are run, conventions since the latter half of the 20th century have virtually abdicated their original roles, and are today mostly ceremonial affairs.
  • Each party uses its own formula for determining the size of each delegation, factoring in such considerations as population, proportion of that state's Congressional representatives or state government officials who are members of the party, and the state's voting patterns in previous presidential elections.