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Unit IV: Helping Constituents
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is casework? | Helping constituents with problems |
| Define constituents | Referred to people who live in representative's district |
| Who are caseworkers? | Staff members of the lawmakers who assist by handling constituent's problems |
| What are the purposes of caseworkers? | It helps lawmakers get reelected, brings attention towards problems with federal programs which get noticed by Congress members, and lastly, it provides a way for average citizen to cooe with the huge nat'l gov't |
| What is the purpose of the public works bill? | Assists Congress in distributing money for variety of local projects, such as post offices or military bases |
| What is the pork-barrel legislation? | It passes law to appropriate money for local projects |
| What is logrolling? | Agreement b/w 2+ lawmakers which support eachother |