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| Describe the methodology of Fenno |
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| he uses what he calls "soaking and poking" it is a very exploratory and open-ended research method in which he observed and inquired about anything and everything the reps did, he just "hung around" |
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| 4 concentric circles of constituency |
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| geographical, reelection, primary, personal |
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| describe geographical constituency |
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| largest one and most encompassing. location and boundaries are characteristics along with internal makeup. also can be described as homogenous or heterogenous |
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| describe reelection constituency |
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| 2nd largest. this is made up of the people the rep thinks votes for him or voted for him. |
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| describe primary constituency |
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| 3rd largest. These are a rep's strongest supporters. they do additional political activity and will support the rep through thick and thin. one group can be a part of the reelection consti but not a part of the reelection consti |
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| describe the personal constituency |
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| 4th largest. This is the fourth and final circle. the inner circle of the politician. closest political advisors and confidantes usu. have been with him/her since the beginning. His core group |
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| What are the three basic ingredients of Homestyle? |
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| allocation of personal resources and those of his office, congressman's presentation of self to others, congressman's explanation of his washington activity to others |
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| What are the allocation resources? |
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| possible reasons for spending more/less time at home can be... |
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1)The longer they are in office the less time they will spend at home bc they are senior members and have more leverage in
2) sometime won't go home bc it's too far/ too expensive to go a lot
3)some reps will spend more time at home if they're in electoral jeopary |
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| Overall allocative practices... |
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| result from an interaction b/t individual choice and geographically related constraints |
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| 2 expressions of presentation of self |
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1) expression he gives (mostly verbal)
2) expression he gives off (mostly non verbal) will usu be judged by expression he gives off |
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| WIth presentation of self their is a continuous effort to maintain |
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| 3 expressions given off in effort to win and hold constituent trust |
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| qualification (qualified to hold job), identification ("i am like you), empathy ("I understand your situation and I care about it" |
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| 3 elements of presentation |
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| person-to-person, issue-oriented, district service |
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| person-to-person presentational style. He mixes and mingles and meets face to face with as many people as possible. He thrives on making and knowing connections |
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| popular boy style with a slight focus on the issue of national defense. believes being well liked and well thought of is very impt. |
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| issue-independence plus one-to-one style. |
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| Heavy Issue-based style. complete opposite of congressman A |
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| mostly service-oriented style |
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| uses a political leader style |
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| 2 major phases of a career |
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| Expansionist then protectionist |
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| during this phase they seek to expand support and build trust within their district |
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| With the end of expansionism comes protectionism. They want to protect the support they have etc. and don't want to overexpand |
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| What are some changes Fenno notes in homestyle over time? |
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1) Bigger districts (harder to meet as many constituents);
2) Society is more atomized (fewer social networks to meet constituents through);
3) Society is more suburban;
4) Fewer personal relationships. |
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