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The '''Contract with America''' was the brainchild of [[Newt Gingrich]] prior to the historic [[conservative]] [[Republican Revolution (1994)|landslide]] in the 1994 [[congress]]ional elections.  The contract included requiring that all laws applying to the country also apply to Congress, that term limits apply to committee chairs, and that a three-fifths majority be required to pass a tax increase.  Other provisions included the Fiscal Responsibility Act to balance the budget and the Personal Responsibility Act to strengthen parental rights in their children's education.<ref>http://www.nationalcenter.org/ContractwithAmerica.html</ref>

The '''Contract with America''' was the brainchild of Reps. [[Newt Gingrich]] and [[Dick Armey]] that is credited with increasing the massive [[conservative]] [[Republican Revolution (1994)|landslide]] in the 1994 [[congress]]ional elections.  The contract included requiring that all laws applying to the country also apply to Congress, that term limits apply to committee chairs, and that a three-fifths majority be required to pass a tax increase.  Other provisions included the Fiscal Responsibility Act to balance the budget and the Personal Responsibility Act to strengthen parental rights in their children's education.<ref>http://www.nationalcenter.org/ContractwithAmerica.html</ref>

Left-wing critics of the Contract with America, however, referred to it by the name "Contract ''On'' America", essentially falsely implying that conservatives were trying to impose their control over America.

Left-wing critics of the Contract with America, however, unsuccessfully referred to it by the name "Contract ''On'' America", essentially falsely implying that conservatives were trying to impose their control over America.

 

Republican midterm election gains were larger in 2010.

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