https://padlet.com/megan_roosa/ipurfgnrypbz 2.4 en-us 2017-10-23 12:38:12 UTC 2026-03-17 07:20:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png megan_roosa https://padlet.com/megan_roosa/ipurfgnrypbz/wish/199535390 Congress members vote with their own party majority of the time. The text states, "in both parties and in both houses, members of Congress voted with their party more than 80 percent of the time. However, party voting is much stronger on some issues than others. On economic issues, for example, party members tend to vote together; party voting is also strong on social welfare issues. It is usually weaker on foreign policy because the parties do not often have fixed positions in this area" (Deomcracy 7). They rely on party member's opinoins, "Since they cannot know enough to make informed decisions on every bill, they will get advice from party members on it" (Democracy 7).]]> 2017-10-23 12:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_roosa/ipurfgnrypbz/wish/199535390 megan_roosa https://padlet.com/megan_roosa/ipurfgnrypbz/wish/199535529 Opinions of their constituents, their party and the president. The text says, "They are especially attuned to the concerns of their constituents, who will cast votes to reelect or defeat them" (Democracy 7). Also, their own temperament, voters, congressional staffers, special interest groups and their home districts all influences them. ]]> 2017-10-23 12:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_roosa/ipurfgnrypbz/wish/199535529 megan_roosa https://padlet.com/megan_roosa/ipurfgnrypbz/wish/199958330 2017-10-24 13:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_roosa/ipurfgnrypbz/wish/199958330 megan_roosa https://padlet.com/megan_roosa/ipurfgnrypbz/wish/199958779 2017-10-24 13:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_roosa/ipurfgnrypbz/wish/199958779