POLS 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Representative Democracy, The Takeaway
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1: the concept of the us congress, type of legislature two types in representative democracies. Parliamentary system: majority party in the legislature selects its leader to be chief executive. Passing laws and then overseeing government administration of those laws. Passing laws to ameliorate social problems is a central function of congress and an essential step in the policymaking process. The policymaking process has several steps: agenda setting, policy formulation and adoption, policy implementation, policy evaluation, congress has primary responsibility with 1 and 2, president has primary responsibility for 3 and 4. Congress continues to be a major agenda-setter, but the legislative branch has come to expect the president to take the lead in initiating policy proposals. Complex relationship that involved responding to constituents" needs and demands and informing and educating the public. Policy responsiveness: the extent to which the policymaking behavior of the representative is congruent with the preferences of constituents.
