POLS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: United States House Committee On Rules, Pocket Veto, Body Party
28 Oct 2016
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Enumerated powers: regulating commerce, coining money, raising and supporting armies, creating the courts, establishing post offices and roads, declaring war, and levying taxes. Bicameralism: the system of having two chambers within one legislative body (house and. Trustee: a member of congress who represents the constituents" interests while also taking into account national, collective, and moral concerns that sometimes cause the member to vote against the preference of a majority of constituents. Delegate: a member of congress who loyally represents constituents" direct interests. Descriptive representation: when a member of congress shares the characteristics (i. e. gender, race, religion, or ethnicity) of his or her constituents. Substantive representation: when a member of congress represents constituents"" interests and policy concerns. Politico: a member of congress who acts as a delegate on issues that constituents care about and as a trustee on more-complex or less-salient issues. Jurisdictions and candidate requirements for house and senate.
