Congress Is Both a Policymaking Institution and a Representative Institution

question 50

Essay

Congress is both a policymaking institution and a representative institution.To what extent,how,and why do these two roles sometimes conflict? Should we be concerned about this conflict? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Public Good

Services or products offered freely to the whole of a community, delivered by the government or by non-profit organizations and individuals, without seeking profit.

Majority Vote

A decision rule where more than half of the participants need to agree on a proposal for it to be approved.

Paired-Choice Vote

A voting method in which participants are presented with pairs of options and choose their preference within each pair, often used to rank preferences or make decisions.

Ranked Preferences

Ordering alternatives based on their desirability from most to least preferred.