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The Congress
Introduction
Congress is a two-house legislature of the government in the US. The people that occupy
both houses get elected by popular vote by the people if the US. These people have a
responsibility to the citizens of the US and the country as well. Many of them get voted into
office and have their own goals and objectives to achieve. However, other goals act as a
precursor to how they behave, especially during the period nearing elections.
Behaviors of the Members of Congress
Among the members of Congress, certain objectives govern how or shape how they
behave. These objectives include influence in the capital, reelection, partisanship, and good
public policy. These goals influence their behavior by affecting how they approach certain
issues and situations in the hopes of keeping themselves in office or getting a chance to run for a
bigger office. According to Fouirnaies and Hall (2018), members of Congress will act
accordingly for the citizens that voted for them as long as reelection is a possibility.
Democracy aims to ensure that the people elected in sits of power have or gain some
form of accountability while in office for their decisions. This type of accountability is electoral
accountability and determines whether a person gets to stay in office when the election period
rolls in or not. As a result, the people elected aim to make the right moves in passing policies that
benefit their constituents. This need to secure reelection can cause an individual member of
Congress to be responsive in the decisions that they make. They aim to keep themselves in good
standing with their constituents. However, it can also lead to them being collectively

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READ AND WRITE 1 The Congress Name Institution Affiliated READ AND WRITE 2 The Congress Introduction Congress is a two-house legislature of the government in the US. The people that occupy both houses get elected by popular vote by the people if the US. These people have a responsibility to the citizens of the US and the country as well. Many of them get voted into office and have their own goals and objectives to achieve. However, other goals act as a precursor to how they behave, especially during the period nearing elections. Behaviors of the Members of Congress Among the members of Congress, certain objectives govern how or shape how they behave. These objectives include influence in the capital, reelection, partisanship, and good public policy. These goals influence their behavior by affecting how they approach certain issues and situations in the hopes of keeping themselves in office or getting a chance to run for a bigger office. According to Fouirnaies and Hall (2018), members of Congress will act accordingly for the citizens that voted for them as long as reelection is a possibility. Democracy aims to ensure that the people elected in sits of power have or gain some form of accountability while in office for their decisions. This type of accountability is electoral accountability and determines whether a person gets to stay in office when the election period rolls in or not. As a result, the people elected aim to make the right moves in passing policies that be ...
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