POSC150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Bicameralism
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Their jobs are literally the opening of the constitution. Makes laws for the entire nation: seen in: Describes that it is bicameral: has a senate and a house of representatives, the split was literally just a compromise. Gives them pretty equal power under the constitution: they are equal about 95% of the time, they both write bills, must pass bills before it becomes law. Will they represent the nation or their constituents if they have to choose between them: the process. The goal is re-election: congress focuses on representing constituents to win re-election over the nation. The chance of being elected generally lines up with policy representation. Tries to send a message of i"m just like you . Try to get money from the government to help the people in your district. If the person is actually representative of what you want then they do well.
