Chapter Twelve: Congress 1. Learning Objectives Explain the major functions of Congress, including lawmaking, representation, constituent service, oversight,
Chapter Nine: The Congress. Learning Outcomes LO 1 Describe the various roles played by Congress and the constitutional basis of its powers. LO 2 Explain.
Why Was Congress Created? Fear that power in the hands of a single individual would be abused and the people would suffer. The national legislative power.
American Government and Politics Today Chapter 11 The Congress.
A. A.) Pluralist theory of interest groups in American politics B. How and why interest groups form: overcoming the collective action problem C. Interest.
