constituent

Examples of constituent in the following topics:

• Constituency

  • These voters are a part of congress' constituency.
  • In this model, constituents elect their representatives as delegates for their constituency.
  • These delegates act only as a mouthpiece for the wishes of their constituency, and have no autonomy from the constituency.
  • Constituents elect their representatives as 'trustees' (or 'entrust' them) for their constituency.
  • Therefore, the constituency in smaller states such as Wyoming might be able to gain disproportionate influence.

• Service to Constituents

  • A major role for members of Congress is providing services to constituents.
  • A major role for members of Congress is providing services to constituents.
  • Constituents request assistance with problems.
  • One academic described the complex intertwined relationship between lawmakers and constituents as "home style. "
  • re-election, these are lawmakers who "never met a voter they did not like" and provide excellent constituent services

• The Representation Function

  • A major role for members of Congress is providing services to constituents.
  • Constituents request assistance with problems.
  • One academic described the complex intertwined relation between lawmakers and constituents as "home style. "
  • First, is if they are generally motivated by reelection: these are lawmakers who never met a voter they did not like and provide excellent constituent services.

• Electoral Districts

  • An electoral district is a territorial subdivision whose members (constituents) elect one or more representatives to a legislative body.
  • Generally, only voters who reside within the geographical bounds of an electoral district, the constituents, are permitted to vote in an election held there.
  • The term "constituency" can be used to refer to an electoral district or to the body of eligible voters within the represented area.
  • A safe seat is one that is very unlikely to be won by a rival politician due to the makeup of its constituency.

• Winning an Election: Majority, Plurality, and Proportional Representation

  • The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly that is based on single-member constituencies .
  • This voting method is also used in multi-member constituencies in what is referred to as an exhaustive counting system where one member is elected at a time and the process repeated until the number of vacancies is filled.
  • In political science, the use of the plurality voting system alongside multiple, single-winner constituencies to elect a multi-member body is often referred to as single-member district plurality (SMDP).

• Policy Making and Special Interests

  • The extent to which constituents are organized and the resources available to them serve as other factors that influence whether interest groups can advance their causes to the policy agenda.
  • Meanwhile, the sheer intensity of interest groups can make up for inadequate resources or numbers of constituents.

• Political Advertisements

  • Unlike the campaigns of the past, advances in media technology have streamlined the process, giving candidates more options to reach even larger groups of constituents with very little physical effort.
  • The 2008 election was notable for Senator Barack Obama's use of the Internet to communicate directly and personally with supporters and constituents, a tactic that would help in his eventual victory.

• Business and Economic Interest Groups

  • There are a wide variety of interest groups representing a variety of constituencies.
  • Like other business interest groups, USWCC will work though legal and lobbying to gain benefits for its constituency.

• Labor Interest Groups

  • Economic interest groups advocate for the economic benefit of their members and constituents.
  • Even as traditional labor interest groups are seeing their numbers fall, there are new groups developing around new constituencies of workers who are outside of the mainstream workforce.

• Federalism

  • Federalism is the system where sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent units.
  • Federalism is the system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent political units.