7-4 Helping Constituents

Casework is a small part of a congressperson's job.

• True

• False

Pork-barrel legislation appropriates money and brings jobs to states and local districts.

• True

• False

Logrolling prevents lawmakers form passing legislation.

• True

• False

Casework helps members of Congress understand their constituents and their needs.

• True

• False

Congressional decision making is done without influence from constituents.

• True

• False

Pork-barrel legislation in Congress is often...

• criticized

• limited

• outlawed

• praised

A member of Congress can learn about the priorities an concerns of his or her constituents by...

• debating bills

• doing casework

• introducing bills

• talking to lobbyists

How can logrolling help a bill get passed?

• It cuts down on new pork-barrel projects

• It encourages new pork-barrel projects

• It ensures that all lawmakers are satisfied with a bill

• It gets more lawmakers to agree and support each others' bills.

A caseworker relates information from...

• constituents to members of Congress

• constituents to the president

• member of Congress to the president

• Senators to the House of Representatives

Logrolling is a form of

• casework

• competition

• cooperation

• debate