POL_SC 1100 Final: Exam Study Guide at Mizzou
Document Summary
Local orientation: 435 house members, 100 senate members which are all elected by local constituency. Paradox of congress: designed not to work efficiently. Pork barrel spending: spending for localized projects to bring money to the representative"s district. Main job is answering questions/helping voters w/ problems. Knows voter will be helpful and loyal to candidate. Ex: elderly woman contacts candidate about social security, tells friends what a great job the member did in helping her get her social security check. Actual importance of the budget: the government terminates when there is no budget. Rules committee: sets rules for how bills are debated 9; on the floor. Ways and means committee: tax policy, committee, revenue of the government. Appropriations committee: a committee of the us house of representatives responsible for passing appropriation bills. Congress relies on committees to do the hard work of sorting through alternatives and writing legislation.
