Bills
What percent of bills that passed the U.S. House also passed the U.S. Senate in the 114th Congress (2015-2016)?
How accurate was your prediction?
What most surprised you about this data?
What trend (delta) do you see in this data?
Are there any rules of the House or Senate that might account for this low rate of bill passage in the Senate?
Explain how gerrymandering impacts this data.
What is one consequence of such low congressional legislative output?
Is this data good news?
Explain how a traditional US liberal and a traditional US conservative would differ on views on Congressional productivity.
Explain whether you think the US would be better off with a unicameral legislature.
Considering that the 114th Congress (2015-2017) passed 329 bills. How many bills do you think the 115th Congress (2017-2019) will pass?
Let's say you wanted to ensure that more bills that passed the House also passed the Senate. What is the most important change you could make in the US political process to make that more likely?
