Helping Constituents Ch. 7.4.

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Helping Constituents Ch. 7.4

Objectives Discover why legislators spend much of their time helping constituents. Analyze which organizations and methods of Congress contribute to pork-barrel legislation.

Handling Problems I. Handling Problems A. Representatives occupy much of their time with assisting their constituency. 1. Why: a. To properly represent their people b. for reelection

Casework B. Casework 1. Assist the lawmaker with the various requests from their voters. a. caseworkers i. Examples: - problems with local gov. agencies - receiving a green card - Veteran’s assistance

Helping the District or State II. Helping District & State A. Grants & Contracts = 1. Jobs & $ a. Executive Dept’s 2. Public Works Bills i. pork-barrel legislation ex.) FBI in Y-town ii. logrolling