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| plan of action designed to achieve a certain goal |
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| the people a member of Congress represents |
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| groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals; members of Congress may receive support from them |
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| people who represent interest groups |
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| official count of the population |
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| the area a House member represents |
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| groups that a Congress member is responsible for |
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local versus national needs
political parties
interest groups
factors in decision making
servants of the people |
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| local versus national needs |
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| needs of a member's constituents may conflict with the needs of Americans in general |
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democratic or republican
works to elect candidates to Congress so they can support the party's issue before Congress |
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raising money and awareness for re-election
supply votes and money to candidates
convince senators and reps to support bills that help members and oppose bills that hurt them |
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| factors in decision making |
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weigh conflicting information and arguments presented by constituents
search own conscience and values
predict what the long run result of the bill will be |
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role of Congressmen
gives information and help to constituents who have special needs
place a great deal of emphases on this role
helps directly so they will be more likely to vote |
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| members of Congress at work |
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spend a lot of time learning about the issues they vote on
present on the floor of the House or Senate so they can listen to and give speeches and vote
read letters in between meetings
rely on personal staff |
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run offices in home state
legislative assistants study bills
caseworkers handle requests from constituents
local offices a link between citizens and government |
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elected based on population
435 seats
gain or lose seats after each census, must have at least 1 seat
states divided into congressional districts per rep
state governments draw district boundaries
2 year term, all end jan 3
re-election (no limit) or retire |
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2 senators per state
states needs as a whole, not by district
6 year term
1/3 are elected every 2 years so at any time there are experienced senators in the senate |
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| requirements, salary, and benefits |
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reps/senators must live in "their" state
reps must be 25+ and citizen for 7+
senators must be 30+ and citizen for 9+
annual salary of 145,000 and benefits
allowances for running offices, paying staff, and traveling
free use of postal service |
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