Pol 106

• 1. Policy Representation
• 2. Allocative Representation
• 3. Casework
• 4. Symbolic Representation

working for laws that advance the economic and social interests

• Pork projects
• bringing hom the bacon!

Fielding the callss and serving specific needs for constituents

2/3 of votes from both houses

hearings and investigation called by congress

650,000

Drawing lines for the dustricts to benefit a certain group

• Pro-incumbent
• Partisan
• Racial

$10 million

$1.1 million

• most common
• specify policy such as agg. and justice

usually temporary to address a specific issue

• both houses represent
• expidites process

corrects differences

implentation of rules, laws, and national policy

ability to wage wars

• negotiates treaties
• appoints/recieves ambassadors

"clarifications" of the law

issues on which we ALL agree(strong economy)

Issues with 2 sides where canidates attempt to drive a wedge in voters

issues which drive a edge WITHIN a party

defining the issues that voters should be most concerned about in an election

When president foirst enters office, Americans like them pretty well, but as the 4 years continue, they get less and less popular among the citizens

not actually written down; but precedent of what has happened in the past rules