What is Congress' approval rating?
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Congressional approval by the numbers    \n \n37%: percentage of people in the latest poll who approve of the way Congress is doing its job\n\nSept. 26, 1999: Last time rating was that low\n\nOct. 29, 1997: Last time rating was lower (36%)\n\n84%: Highest rating since polls began in 1974 (Oct. 14, 2001)\n\n18: Lowest rating since polls began in 1974 (March 3, 1992)\n\nSource: Gallup Polls. The latest rating is based on telephone interviews of 1,004 adults from March 7-10. Margin of error: +/-3 percentage points.
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Either Congress can pass a bill, or States can call for a convention.  Congress's bill must be passed by a 2/3 majority in BOTH houses, and the President can't veto the bill.  2/3 of the states may also call for a constitutional convention to draft a proposal.
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Not much that can be done about things which don't need Congressional approval.  But, his legislative program - such as it is - won't get through a Democratically controlled House and/or Senate.  The abuse stops when a new Congress goes into session - thank God!
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The basic method...\nWrite a bill and get some co-sponsors.\nThe bill gets directed to the appropriate Congressional committee for discussion and review.  It may be rejected for modification, rejected outright or approved.  If approved, it is then put on the calendar for approval by the entire house of Congress.\nIf the bill requires both houses to approve, the same will be done in both houses.  During the approval process, it may be modified/amended outright, sent back to committee for further review, rejected completely or approved.\nOnce approved it goes to the President.  If both houses approve the bill, however in slightly different ways, there is a joint committee that compromises the bill to something both houses agree with before sending it to the President.\nOnce the President gets it, he can either sign it or veto it.  If vetoed, it needs 2/3 of Congress to override.\n\nThe real way is a lot dirtier.  It involves trading of favors (you vote for my bill, I'll vote for yours), attempts to tack on riders and amendments (adding money for a pork project to an unrelated bill) and a lot of petty partisan politics.
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Here's a list:\nhttp://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2005-635&sort=vote
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All citizens of the United States reside in a congressional district.  Members of Congress work for the voters in that district.  US protectorates and the District of Columbia generally have nonvoting observer representation in Congress.  I'm sure jaded people think Congress only works for big corporations or rich people, but most congressmen really are concerned with the interests of constituents in their district.  After all, money helps win elections but only to the extent it translates to votes.
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I know this one!  Seen it before... correct answer is Neither, it's the 535 members of the United States Congress. The same group of Idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line!!!  Remember to VOTE next election!!!
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as stephen colbert said. That only means 71% approve of the job he's not doing\n\nlmao\n\nhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-869183917758574879
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I think it takes 3/4 of the states to ratify after the congress votes on it. I am not sure though.
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Bush has a 34% approval rating in the US. I wouldnt take any of what he says seriously.\n\nAnyway. I wish people would focus on the real issues.
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0.  \n\nMost libs aren't even up yet.  They don't work.
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5%, Bush Jr., in a poll I just took from people I met on a bus stop. However, in a poll in a VFW rally I hear he got 99% approval. \n\nLesson: If you do not specify the source, the rating is meaningless.
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Can I get 10 pts if no one responds? \n\nYou gotta write about the balance of powers. How Supreme Court rules over the Congress.
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Take into consideration there are still a lot of votes out there...but here's my take on it.\n\nThe majority of controversy, as well as disapproval, has taken place with the senate.  House representatives tend to be more in-touch with constituents because they're almost constantly working for re-election (since their terms are only 2 years, as opposed to the Senate 6-year term).  Approval ratings for reps are substantially higher, and they are well-known locally. Again, though, anything can happen tonight, there's still a lot undecided.
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No.  He's lost the support of fiscal conservatives with his spendthrift ways, Christian conservatives have soured on him, and others are turned off by the Iraq War.  Frankly, I don't believe it when I hear he has an approval rating around 40%.  I think it's really more like 10%.
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I feel Congress truly represent Special Interest Groups/Lobbysists more than the citizenry.  Theses special interest groups are SUPPOSED to have our best interests in mind, and some do such as the American Lung Assoc., etc...but not Alcohol, Tobacco, Insurance lobbys.\n\nThe rich/corporations: overrepresented\nPoor/Small businesses: underrepresented
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Read Article I of the Constitution. Congress is composed of two chambers.\n\nThe House of Representaties, allocated by population in each state (currently totaling 435 members), and the Senate allocated evenly by state (2 per state, thus 100 members).\n\nAny general law must pass both chambers of Congress to be enacted.