ch. 7 sec. 4 Helping Constituents

Gov 1

100

Caseworkers handle the problems of______________

constituents.

200

Casework provides a way for the average citizen to deal with the huge_____________________

national government.

300

______________find out how individuals, businesses & local governments can qualify for federal money & then help constituents apply.

Staffers

Gov 2

100

All lawmakers have staff members called_____________

caseworkers.

200

Casework brings problems with federal agencies such as Social Security to the attention of_______________

congressional members.

300

Many lawmakers assign one or more of their staff members to act as _______________in contracts & grants.

specialists

Gov 3

100

Helping constituents with problems is called_________

casework.

200

Casework is one way in which Congress oversees the________________

executive branch.

300

Agencies of the  _________________branch award the grants and contracts, so lawmakers try to influence their decisions.

executive

gov 4

100

To be reelected, legislators must spend much of their time making sure their state or district gets its share of____________________

federal money & projects.

200

 Casework helps lawmakers get____________

reelected.

300

In order to get federal projects for their areas, 

lawmakers often agree to support each other’s bills. 

Such agreements are called _______________

 logrolling.

gov 5

100

To be reelected, legislators must spend much of their time_______________

solving problems

200

When the staffers cannot solve a problem, the ________________steps in.

lawmaker

300

___________________is when members of Congress try to bring federal projects & money to their district or state by passing laws to appropriate money for local federal projects.

Pork-barrel legislation