Political parties influence both Congress and decision making in federal courts but this influence occurs differently. 1a) Explain what conditional party government (CPG) is. How does CPG affect the relationship of congressional party leaders and US Senators and Representatives? 1b) How do legislative parties and party leaders influence how their members vote? 1c) Partisan influence exists within federal courts but it works differently. What causes partisan behavior on the courts? 1d) Do party leaders explicitly lobby (talk about court cases over dinner, make campaign contributions, and so on) federal judges to make decisions that are favorable to the party? If so, describe how this works. If not, what causes partisan behavior on the courts?