POS 2041 Lecture Notes - John Boehner, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Gun Control
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Ask class to consider this headline for a moment. Remember american government is a combination of. The founders regarded congress as preeminent branch, granted it the power to make law. Two major points: congress has a dual nature it is a lawmaking institution for the nation and a representative assembly for states and districts. Congressional elections termed: local events with national consequences. Congress, unlike the president, only occasionally takes the lead on broad national issues; it is organized to handle policies of relatively narrow scope. Such policies are usually worked out by small sets of legislators, bureaucrats, and interest groups. Enact legislation yet congress role in legislation depends on type of policy involved. Divided into chambers and committees dealing with various policy. Represent various interests must be sensitive to state or district they represent and depend on for reelection. National interests usually come second to local concerns.
