HIST 115 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Secret Ballot, Bacon, The Tradition
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Logrolling- vote trading; voting yes to support a colleague"s bill in return for a promise of future support. Allows the congress to pass more bills and at a faster pace. Leads to cooperation between certain members: constituent- people within a district or state-government represented by an official. These people are the ones who elect candidates to represent them on a national or federal basis. With their continual support, certain candidates can remain in office for multiple terms: congressional oversight- the united states congress has the authority to conduct hearings, investigations, and budget reviews of the actions by the executive branch. Some people argue that this upsets the balance of power, causing this is be considered unconstitutional: rules committee- sets legislative calendar; issues rules for debate and amendment. Open rule allows former, closed rule does not. Acts as the traffic cop of the house of.
