Roles Of Congressmen

A constituency is a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative into a legislative party. Congressmen, when up for re-election, look at the people they govern not as individuals but rather as four constituencies. One of the primary constituencies is who the congressman regards as people who will reelect them or not. Thus, by “distinguishing supporters from non-supporters, they articulate their fundamental political perception” ((Fenno, 197: 8) as to who they need to concentrate on to especially make an effort with. This starts the idea that a Congressman will say what they have to say to be re-elected. The Congressman will try to do everything in their power to expand their vote count, which involves lying, or rather exaggerating to try to appease to a different set of people.
They will have to approach and create policies for upper class, rich business man that differ from policies for that of farmers or minorities, such as Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Middle-Eastern and etc. Some will expect a lot from their Congressman while others are justly and quickly satisfied with what they are given. Hence, this means that some Congressmen have to work harder for certain demographic groups. There is also the disadvantage for Congressmen that have a larger demographic, involving numerous different types of people, since they will have to strive to appeal to all of them, even if they have different concerns. This is when something like false consensus is especially important because accordingly, people do not like