Which activities that members of Congress engage in seem to have the most influence on constituents’ attitudes toward the member?
What will be an ideal response?
Constituency service seems to have the most influence. A reputation for working hard on behalf of constituents—whether by helping them solve specific problems or by bringing pork home to the district—seems to have more of an effect on reputation than policy stands. Moreover, constituency service can help “make up” for unpopular policy positions.
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a. wealthy b. rural-dwelling c. college-educated d. strongly religious
In _____, the Court upheld a conviction for contempt of Congress, holding that the public interest in exposing Communist infiltration outweighed a witness's First Amendment rights in refusing to answer questions
a. Watkins v. United States (1957) b. Wilkinson v. United States (1961) c. Barenblatt v. United States (1959) d. Kilbourn v. Thompson (1880)
Because India allows any group of seven or more people to form a labor union, about how many labor unions currently exist in India?
a. 500 b. 1,000 c. 5,000 d. 10,000 e. Over 25,000
Internal validity is the power of the design to isolate the independent variable as being responsible for experimental effects
Indicate whether the statement is true or false