Party Power in Congress

Leaders of the congressional campaign committees are elected members of the House and the Senate. They are chosen by the top leaders of their party in Congress, so the House Democratic Leader, for example, selected the current chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Some say this shows that the ties the party organizations have with government officials are too close. And it is clear that the parties have control of their institutions – a member of the House, for example, gets her committee seats from her political party, not from the House itself.

Do parties have too much control over the House and Senate? Do your own research, and tell me what you think.