7-3: Influencing Congress

Members of Congress are influenced by their constituents.

• True

• False

Members of Congress may hold town hall meetings with constituents.

• True

• False

Members of Congress may be influenced only by leaders of their own party.

• True

• False

The president is not allowed to appeal directly to members of Congress and cannot try to influence them to pass bills or resolutions.

• True

• False

Lobbyists may ask Congress to write bills, but the lobbyists may not write bills themselves.

• True

• False

Political fundraising organizations established by corporations, labor unions and other special interest groups are called...

• charitable committees

• committee experts

• nonprofit organizations

• political action committees

A constituent can keep up to date with his or her Congress members vote history by...

• being present on every vote

• calling the White House

• proposing bills the Congress member will approve

• researching it on the internet

How can other party members influence a member of Congress?

• They may give advice about how to vote on a bill

• They may meet with the Congress member's constituents about a topic

• They may provide tax breaks if the Congress member votes in a certain way

• They may take the Congress members's place and cast a vote for him or her.

When communicating with members of Congress, many constituents exercise their constitutional freedom of

• assembly

• petition

• press

• religion

Who do lobbyists represent?

• special interest groups

• the House of Representatives

• the president

• the Senate