Reforming Congress – Anthony Madonna, PhD, Professor for the University of Georgia (Part 1)

0:14 – Background
3:08 – What are the broad interests of your research?
3:56 – Discussing the rules of the House and Senate
8:00 – What are the effects and impacts of rules?
9:01 – How are the rules for each chamber decided upon?
11:25 – Discussing the specific mechanism by which the Speaker controls the Rules Committee
14:26 – Do the House Floor Rules dictate how committees are organized?
15:33 – On the rules and traditions of the Senate
16:38 – What insights on the House and Senate rules have you found through the course of your research?
19:33 – Are there any rules in the Senate that are particularly unique to the chamber?
20:48 – On the unofficial rules that external parties impose on the business of Congress
25:26 – What are the requirements for changing the rules?
26:49 – What is the requirement that provides for “one man, one vote”?
[End of Part 1]