Video 0:14– Background2:56– Areas of Research4:04– Why are there minority and majority rights?8:18– What are the rules and norms that give the majority/minority extra power?11:34– How did committees become an advantage for the majority parties?13:40– Coalitions and nonparty groups17:43– Two-party system19:35– How does the committee chairman help with majority power in the committee?21:37– Does the amount of members in the House and Senate drive the factors for majority and minority party rules?26:50– How does the Senate work and how has it evolved?30:10– How does the bargaining mechanism work in the Senate?33:38– The idea of needing a high threshold to get to the floor or to vote34:35– Filibuster reforms38:37– Concept of parallel track40:17– Study of congressional scholars45:30– Tracking individual member votes/ causation of votes48:48– Oversight in Congress52:48– What is the appropriate oversight activities for Congress?[Lightning Round]58:25– What should congressional representation mean?1:02:17– How would your ideal Congress allocate its time?1:05:40– How should debate, deliberation, or dialogue occur or be structured in Congress?1:08:30 – What fundamental institutional improvement should Congress make within the next 50 years?1:09:07– What book or article most shaped your thinking with respect to congressional reform?1:10:05– Long tem plans Binder-Transcript Share: Tweet this page Share this page on Facebook Tell your business friends on LinkedIn about this Email this page Print this page