Vocabulary
Voters of the United States; citizens
What is constituents?
A person that lawmakers hire to tend to casework for them
what is a caseworker?
Passing or opposing legislation, educating the public on issues, and the duty of advocacy
What is the three elements to representing in Congress?
Through this, Congress appropriates billions for local projects
What is public work bills?
Grants and contracts bring this into a district or state
What is money and jobs?
The work lawmakers do to help constituents with their problems
What is casework?
Through email, phone calls, mail, and face-to-face meetings
What is how constituents contact lawmakers with problems?
Consumes much of lawmakers time, from large to small
What is advocacy and casework?
Public projects bring this into a state
What is money and jobs?
Lawmakers must compete for these since everyone wants them
What is grants and contracts?
An agreement between lawmakers to support each other's bills
What is logrolling?
Helps lawmakers get reelected, monitor the performance of executive agencies, and just to help the constituents navigate the government
What is the purposes of casework?
Duties of lawmakers that are tedious but satisfying
What is nonlegislative duties?
Post offices, military bases, highways, and dams
What is four examples of federal local projects?
How lawmakers receive grants and contracts
What is executive branch agencies awarding them?
Laws passed by Congress to appropriate money for local federal projects
What is pork-barrel legislation?
Constituents asking lawmakers to fix their speeding ticket
What is unreasonable requests?
Lawmakers make sure their district or state gets their fair share of this for projects
What is federal money?
This part of Public works legislation often faces much criticism
What is pork-barrel legislation?
Lawmakers pressure officials for favorable hearings and urge their constituents to write requests to executive agency officials
What is how lawmakers influence executive branch agency decisions?
To devote money to a special purpose
What is appropriate?
The social security program and veteran benefits
What is executive agencies that constituents have problems with?
Lawmakers are expected to do more in Congress for constituents than ______ _____ ______
What is debate large issues?
Lawmakers making sure huge projects are based in their district or state
What is looking out for their people?
This person is assigned by lawmakers to help constituents apply for contracts and grants
What is a specialist of federal money?