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Chapter 18: Q. 11 (page 441)

Why do legislators vote for spending projects in districts that are not their own?

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Legislators vote for spending projects in districts that are not their own to gain support from other legislators.

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Step 1. Pork-barrel spending

A government spending that mainly provides benefits to a single political district, while the costs are spread widely over the country is known as pork-barrel spending.

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Step 2. Reason legislators vote for spending projects.

Legislators vote for spending projects in districts that are not their own to gain support from other legislators. This support can be used to get votes for spending in their own finance pork-barrel projects.

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