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Casework- How it works
Policy Responsiveness
• Congressman actually respond to the
public opinion, not to their own, or their
party’s wants and needs.
• Legislation arises from the times.
• Current Congress, is unresponsive.
Service Responsiveness
• Casework
• https://forms.house.gov/connolly/casework
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• Main priority of Congressman
Allocation responsiveness
(pork barrel)
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Congressman try to get money for their own district
RIDERS:
$1.8 million to study why pigs smell.
The patriotic-sounding bill is dubbed the "U.S. Troop Readiness,
Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act," but the subtitle could
be, "And Don't Forget Farmers, Shrimpers, NASA and Other
Regulars at Uncle Sam's Buffet." The final version worked out to
about $742 million a page.
It includes...
• $4 million for the Office of Women's Health at the Food and Drug
Administration.
• $5 million for tropical fish breeders and transporters for losses
from a virus last year.
• $283 million for the Milk Income Loss Contract Program. And on
and on.
Symbolic Responsiveness
(home style)
• Building trust, support, and advancing the
idea that one’s voice is being heard.
• Websites
• Franking Communication
• Town Hall Meetings
• Invites
• Parties
Models of Representation
Trustee- We trust you to represent us, even
if it goes against our beliefs.
Solves the problem of the uninformed
Delegate- Only do what we tell you to do.
Serves as a mouthpiece for constituency
Politico- use both of the models above,
depending on the times. If the
constituency is vocal about a subject they
switch to delegate.