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#7 "Congress & Constituency" /Thomas E. Patterson/Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

PART II. GOVERNING INSTITUTIONS 7TH SESSION INSTITUTIONS: Congress & Constituency The Congress of the United States was established as the “first branch” of government—the institution that would represent the people. “The people” continue to have influence in Congress. Nothing looms larger in the political thinking of most members of Congress than does their constituency---the voters in the state or district they represent. The nature of the U.S. electoral system—its single-member plurality district system—compels them to pay attention to their constituents in order to win reelection. In this session, we will examine how their constituency affects the behavior of members of Congress, including its influence on the type of bills that members are most likely to support. The 2014 farm bill will be used to highlight constituency influence. Required reading Thomas E. Patterson, We the People, 12th edition, ch. 11, pp. 307-316, 323-332, 335-338