Liberal and Conservative Views- Cubing Assignment

AP GOVERNMENT & POLITICS HAGEDORN CHAPTER 10~ CONGRESS Guided Reading Questions

Intro~ 1. Summarize TARP- What is it? Why passed? How was it supposed to reform the financial sector? What did Democrats think? Republicans?

Congress’s Place in Our Constitutional System~ 2. List the enumerated powers of Congress. 3. What does the elastic clause do for Congress? 4. Refresh your memory- why did the Framers decide on bicameral legislature? What issues did it solve? 5. Relate the story of Washington/Jefferson & coffee to the role of Senate. 6. Who chose Senators prior to the 17th Amendment? 7. What is the size and term of each: House/Senate? 8. Briefly describe how the relationship between the president and Congress has evolved since 1778. 9. Refresh your memory- what is pork barrel? Give an example.

Congress and the People~ 10. Differentiate between descriptive and substantive representation. Give an example of each. 11. Differentiate between the role of trustee and delegate. Give an example of each. 12. How does the role of politico relate to #12. 13. Summarize the section “The Role of Constituency”- What is the point being made? 14. Give an example of casework. 15. Why do members of Congress care about the “electoral connection?” 16. Briefly describe the three ways members promote their chances for reelection. (not list) 17. Give 3 of reasons the strive for reelection can hurt members of Congress.

p.357-367 ~Redistricting 18. Explain the process of reapportionment and redistricting following the census. 19. Who is responsible for redistricting? 20. What 3 guidelines must be followed when redistricting? 21. What is gerrymandering? (Notice the different types in Nuts & Bolts 10.1) 22. What happened in North Carolina in 1992 redistricting—CRAZY!? What did Supreme Court end up ruling? 23. How does Iowa to their redistricting? How does this method impact incumbents?

~Congress’s Image Problem 24. Just read p.360-363 No specific questions- We expect the impossible and complain when it cannot be achieved- Ha! 25. Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Party vs. Principle- Read… parties are still alive and so much for working together.

~ The Incumbency Advantage and Its Sources NOTE: Remember when reading these final pages- what gets an incumbent re-elected?

26. What does it mean when developing a “homestyle?” 27. How much $ does a typical campaign cost? 28. Why is PAC $ given to incumbents? 29. Look at Nuts & Bolts 10.2--- I thought my day was busy!

NOTE: DUH? Keep your constituents happy via service 

~ The Structure of Congress 30. What is a “norm?” 31. Provide detail about the following norms that make up the informal structure of Congress: - Universalism - Reciprocity (logrolling) - Specialization - Seniority 32. Refresh your memory: What is an earmark? 33. In You Decide: - What is pork? - What is one tactic used to pass pork? - Give one example of pork on p.369 - Know one argument for pork and one against. - What percent of the federal budget is spent on pork? 34. Complete table on House/Senate Leadership- Office Duties/Powers/How do they get their positions? Speaker of the House

House Majority Leader

House Majority Whip House Caucus Chair

House Minority Leader & Whip President of the Senate

Senate President Pro Tempore

Senate Majority Leader

Senate Majority Whip

Senate Minority Leader & Whip

35. How do the House and Senate differ on party unity/partisanship?

NOTE: Leaders are limited but do have agenda control and the power of persuasion.

36. Complete the table on the types of committees. Type Description/Power Example Standing Committees

Select Committees

Joint Committees

Conference Committees 37. Differentiate between the distributive theory and informational theory of committees.