Author Question: Moderate and conservative Democrats formed the Blue Dog Coalition in Congress in the 1990s to ... (Read 54 times)

Frost2351 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Moderate and conservative Democrats formed the Blue Dog Coalition in Congress in the 1990s to __________.

a. choke blue the liberal faction of their own party
b. demonstrate the power of the junior members of Congress
c. push for budget cuts and a cap on defense spending
d. push for budget cuts and an increase in defense spending

Question 2

Being a member of Congress has changed substantially in the last 200 years. For example, __________.

a. by 1850, House turnover every two years was nearly 90 percent
b. members of Congress, early on, averaged 10 years of service
c. members of Congress received no pay through the early 1800s
d. to be a member of Congress was once a part-time job