ho help deal with the many demands of being an agent of the people. Responsibilities of staff include, but are not limited to dealing with details, organizing hearings, handling constituency requests, and negotiating with lobbyist. Additional joint powers of the Congress are that of oversight, which conduct hearings and investigations on government agencies as well as grant appropriations, Advice and Consent, which requires that Congress approve the Presidents appointments for federal justices and Cabinet nominees, as well as treaties with other nations, and the power of impeachment, which is the removal of a president, vice-president, or other executive officials from office. A balance of wisdom and consent in the legislature is addressed by the very nature of the rules in the House and Senate, and will be described in further detail respectively. Basically, the House, being the more organized and less deliberative of the two chambers, would be quicker in voting on what their constituents would want due to the close relationship a representative would have with the people. Their terms are shorter, and this is what drives representatives to be out amongst voters more frequently and more responsive to their concerns. The Senators, however, have longer terms and established rules that allow for long, deliberative debate on an issue, which compels them to be more cautious about just how to effectively represent and vote on issues.Of the two chambers the House of Representatives closely resembles what is known as sociological or delegated representation of the American people. This means that those elected to office could have the diverse racial, ethnic, religious, or educational background as those they represent. Due to the composition of the House, in that state representation in the House is 1 per 550,000, allows the House to be most likely to personify a sociological representation. However, the House today is still overwhelmin...
