POLS 101 Study Guide - Bicameralism, Gerrymandering, Bacon
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Legislative branch: of or relating to the enactment of laws, resulting from or decided by legislation, having the power to create laws; intended to legislate, of or relating to a legislature. Congress: a review: established in article i of the constitution, powers of congress- article i, section 8. Members of congress: 535 members, 100 senators, 435 representatives, +5 delegates - 2 year term, non-voting, +1 resident commissioner of puerto rico- 4 year term, non-voting, there are senators in washington, and state senators in nashville. Apportionment and redistricting: congress itself decides its own sixe. Not doing so could cause theme to lose their position in future elections. The electoral connection: who gets elected? what do they do in office, three considerations, candidate selection and personality, congressional districts. Candidates as products: historically, party officials chose candidates, today, candidate choice is a matter of, ability to win, money, political action committees (pacs)- women in numbers.
