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Based on the actions of congressional committees, discuss the merits of having greater or lesser independence for Congressional committees. In other words, does the system function better when they have autonomy on which bills to forward to a floor vote, or is it better when committees follow party discipline?

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Reading Resources:

• Cardinals or Clerics? Congressional Committees and the Distribution of Pork
• Two-tiered political entrepreneurship and the congressional committee system
• Party Polarization and Congressional Committee Consideration of Constitutional Questions
• The Responsible Party Government Model in House and Senate Elections
• The Filibuster as a War of Attrition
• What does the 2011 and 2013 Congressional debate over raising the federal debt ceiling indicate about the Congressional budget process and the nature of American politics and government? Note: Please proofread your post carefully before submitting them.
• Reading Resources:
• New budget battle erupts
• Facing the fiscal cliff
• Campaign Promises, Democratic Governance, and Environmental Policy in the U. S. Congress Campaign Promises, Democratic Governance, and Environmental Policy in the U. S. Congress