Under Article 171 of the Constitution, the size of the State Legislative Council cannot be more than one-third of the membership of the State Legislative Assembly.
1. The Legislative Council of a State in India can be larger in size than half of the Legislative Assembly of that particular State.
The Speaker and majority leader of the U.S. House need the support of a majority of his or her caucus.
Chapter 02. The Founding and the Constit…
A representative is petitioned by a vocal minority of her constituents to vote in a certain way; though the majority opinion in the district is unknown, the representative votes as that minority wants. -Delegate
The years after 1990 were characterized by a much greater degree of partisan polarization than were the years prior to 1970.
House leadership has more power over its members than does the Senate leadership.
Members of the majority party have little control over committee membership and chairpersons.
Congressional committees may investigate a program and choose to change or eliminate it.