Classes Flashcards

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Class of 1974:

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  1. Democrats take the house “water Gate babies”
  2. Restructures congress “seniority”
  3. New ideas and be people who had never run for Congress
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Class of 1994:

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  1. Both senate and house became republican hadn’t happen since (40 years)
  2. Contract with America - 8 reforms, 10 bills
    3 acts approved:
    - unfunded mandate reform
    - build relationship between federal and state and local governments
    -line veto act
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Class of 2006:

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  1. Democratic victory seats gained for Democrats in house and senate had majority Democrats house still had more republicans
  2. Nancy Palosi first speaker of house woman
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Class of 2008:

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  1. Senate governors and house were all majority Democrats by a landslide
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Class of 2010:

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1.republican comeback because of backlash with obama and recession and Obamacare

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Class of 2012:

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Obama is re-elected and majority Democrats

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