What Makes Elected Officials Take Other Stances On Different Types Of Bills And. Congressional Resolutions?

Congress is a complex lawmaking function that runs the country. In other words is the legislative body of our country made up of a Senate and a House of Representatives. Difficulties that are involved by the representation function have to do with Congressmen wanting to be reelected, opposition between the two parties, and the lobbying that takes place. These three difficulties are what causes the conflict with the lawmaking function of Congress.

Members of Congress are voted to office by their electorate as their representatives at the congress level of democracy. In their capacity, they may decide to exercise their powers by the will of the people or according to their personal judgment. When the members of Congress opt to be the people’s delegate, their actions in the House and other congressional engagements are a reflection of the will of their district. As such, the delegate representative does not have or exercise the autonomy to represent and decide for their district. Instead, a strenuous consultation process is required to keep the people in control of all relevant decisions.

Congress was the initial choice of most of the framers, but then they realized they first dilemma; by having congress elect the president, he would be loyal only to congress and not the people. The second and most logically thought was to have the people elect the president. However,

C. Explain why each of the following limits the influence of public opinion on the voting decisions of members of Congress.

“One, it’s tied to putting salmon back in the river. Two, there is no funding for dams or river recirculation technology that would maximize Sierra water runoff and lessen the economic devastation to some San Joaquin Valley farmers.” (McEwen 1)

according to a graph showing the percent of Eligible voters who cast votes. Even though it did

An important point made in Weissert and Weissert concerning Congress and its committee structure is that the majority of the work in Congress is done through committees. They perform the majority of research on issues and possible solutions, get legislation written, re-written and amended, and support it as it moves through Congress and finally gets passed. They are the “workhorses of the legislature” (Weissert and Weissert, 29).

Another way members of Congress represent their constituents is by taking the role of the

In 2013 Byrne was elected to congress. In Congress, Byrne thinks of himself as an effective legislator by successfully supporting people 's local interests. Byrne has worked really hard to support the local industry through

One reason why congress appears loggerheads with one another is the policy and ideology because whenever an idea does

Congressional members are influenced by their subjective experiences as well as their intellectual and psychological dispositions in dealing with the variability of global politics. Foreign policies, such as declarations of war, are conceived with the intent to defend congressional interests to protect the powers of Congress. Senators and Representatives frequently determine their stance on an issue by determining how it would impact their appointment to higher office, chances for reelection, and improving their influence and legacy. Once Members of Congress have established their interests, the United States Constitution provides the framework of how Congressional interests are conveyed into laws. The lawmaking process, however, may be a tedious

In my opinion, I feel that constituents have power over congress members because they have the power to vote them in or out of office. On the other hand, I feel that voting constituents have the least amount of influence over congress members, who strive for money contributions in order to, run their political campaigns, compared to donors and PACs.

The House of Representatives, with relatively small districts and two-year terms, was to be closer to the people. The Senate with state wide constituencies and six-year terms, was to be somewhat removed from popular influence, at the time of the Founding and until 1913, Senators were selected not directly in popular elections, but indirectly by state legislatures. However the Senators are now chosen by popular vote and because of the electoral system it allows the Senators and representatives to be held accountable to their constituents, the increase in representation will ultimately lead to the representative or Senator to remain in power, therefore it’s in their best interest to represent their states in order to remain in their position.

When one considers that the approval rate of Congress at any given time is below 30%, it would seem apparent that citizens are not happy with how they are represented. The question then becomes “Why are the same members of Congress elected if everyone is so unhappy with how they

The mayoral election of 2017, was a hard one for Rossi’s team as they had not one, but two opponents. Nonetheless, Rossi and her team worked genuinely hard to secure the people’s votes. They had a campaign strategy which included, visiting as many houses as possible and ensuring the return of absentee ballots before the day of the election. On November 7, 2017, election day, calls were still being made to persuade the people to get out and vote for Rossi. Despite the rigorous fight Rossi received from her opponents, Rossi came out victorious above the other candidates at the end of the election day. Her team and supporters perfused with joy, began to scream and shout upon hearing the tremendous news. In that moment, I underwent the feeling of pure joy as if I was the one who had won the election. Talking to the people of West Haven and listening to their concerns, in addition to properly handling the questions thrown at her during the Mayoral Debate appears to be fundamental reasons why Rossi won the election. Rossi received 45% of the