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Government Final
Presidential expansion of power influences on Congressional lawmaker desicions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Colleagues | log rolling leads to earmarks also called pork barrel spending how colleagues influence you vote for this I'll vote for that tick for tat |
| Congressional staffconstituents | College interns tell the elected official how to vote reps don't read the bills and the bills are long they get the highlights from their staff |
| constituents | the people that vote for you, what they think about the issue if the majority of the people like the issue you should vote for this they can serve the Trustee or the Delegate |
| Ideology | party politics your personal view points regardless of what your constituents thing if you're morally apposed to the bill and your people want it your view point figures in |
| Interest Groups | they're the ones with the money, you certainly will think before you vote on those issues |
| Party | the party wants what the party wants different than ideology needs to be considered |