The Role of the Congressman

, Documents the responsibilities and work of a United States Congressman by portraying a typical day in the lives of two congressmen--Richard Bolling, a democrat from Kansas City, and Chester Mize, a republican representing a rural district in Kansas. Shows the amount of time both spend in committees and how they balance their time and interests between national and local issues. Illustrates the effect the constituency has on the way a congressman performs his role., Various tasks of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives--lawmaker, ombudsman, political educator, campaigner, and investigator and consultant to the executive branch. Compares Richard Bolling, a Democrat with an urban constituency, and Chester Mize, a Republican representing a rural area.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.