POSC150 Lecture 15: Congress I
9 Aug 2016
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Topic 1: congress and the constitution: congress has the power to make laws, constitution gives house and senate mostly equal powers, both write bills, both must pass a bill before it becomes law c. Potential for the roles to conflict: what is at stake for a congressmen? d. i. d. ii. So, they focus on representing their constituents in order to win re- election. Topic 2: congress and the public: policy representation e. i. Members vote based on how they think their constituents would vote or e. ii. what party is dominating their district. The more liberal the constituents get, the more liberal congressmembers get: casework f. i. Members of congress try to act as if they were a symbol of the district g. ii. Texas congressmen says that he is an ordained deacon in a baptist church: allocative representation h. i.
