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Fenno, 1977
How does Fenno help round out Mayhew's theoretical take on the goal(s) of members and ways in which the institution facilitates achievement?
Home v. Hill
The House of Representatives has averaged 146.7 and the Senate has averaged 165 legislative days a year since 2001, working about 70 hrs/week.
Members are spending 83-85% of their time on legislative/policy work, constituent services, political/campaign work, press/media relations, and administrative duties.
House members report spending more than 40 weekends each
year in their district
Life in Congress:
The Member Perspective (2013)
When at home, Members reported spending their time as follows:
° 32% on “Constituent Services Work”
° 18% on “Political/Campaign Work”
° 14% on “Press/Media Relations”
° 12% on “Legislative/Policy Work”
° 9% with “Family/Friends”
° 8% on “Personal Time”
° 7% on “Administrative/Managerial Work”
When in D.C., members reported spending their time as follows:
° 35% on “Legislative/Policy Work”
° 17% on “Constituent Services Work”
° 17% on “Political/Campaign Work”
° 9% on “Press/Media Relations”
° 9% with “Family/Friends”
° 7% on “Administrative/Managerial Work”
° 6% on “Personal Time”
Presentation
of
Self
TRUST
Pieces
Not what you said, but HOW you say it
Constituency
Person-to-person
Issue oriented
Justification
SALIENCE
Disassociation
Can't cast a vote you can't justify
Proactive
v.
Reactive
Explanation of DC Behavior
More individual than institutional. WHY?
Keys to Success
Trust enhances the acceptability of explanation
Presentation of self enhances trust
PRESENTATION OF SELF ENHANCES VOTING LEEWAY
Acceptability of explanation enhances voting leeway