Elections and Representation

Question 1

Five advantages of Incumbency

Answer 1

having experience and learning the job, franking(send mail to constituents for free), casework, patronage(benefits for the district, bringing home the bacon), re-election rates

Question 2

Substantive vs descriptive representation

Answer 2

descriptive is just people that look like you

Question 3

Logrolling

Answer 3

gets people from disparate interests to vote together and agree to support legislation in exchange for reciprocity

Question 4

Committees track those executive departments is bc

Answer 4

they were created by legislation congress passed

Question 5

Standing committees

Answer 5

rules committee and appropriations committee, but other than that, they’re organized around executive departments, determine which legislation is brought to floor to vote, leadership influence who gets to speak about it when its presented, hearing and vote are dictated

Question 6

3 staff agencies in the Federal Government

Answer 6

Congressional Research Service, Congressional Budget Office, General accounting office

Question 7

Congressional Research Service

Answer 7

provides facts and competing arguments in relation to what legislation congress is being passed, helps member determine how they want to vote,

Question 8

Congressional Budget

Answer 8

provides info about economic costs and implications of proposed legislation, scoring

Question 9

General Accounting Office

Answer 9

Investigates the financial and administrative affairs of agencies

Question 10

Four formal resources of presidential power

Answer 10

cabinet, office staff, Executive office of the president, VP

Question 11

Five informal resources of power for president

Answer 11

elections, initiative(set national policy agenda), media, president’s party