How strongly each group member feels also has an impact. On every Congressional Ballot question, we ask you whether you think your group should make a minimal effort, some effort, an average effort, lots of effort, or an all-out effort on that issue. Each group has some number of Influence Points . This is a measure of how much clout the group has with Congress at the moment. It lists each of the groups in the game, from most influential to least.
All groups start with the same number of influence points.
Each turn, every group spends influence points, and earns them. The more voting members your group has, the more influence it gains each turn. So if your group has 1000 members, but only 20 actually bother to vote on a given turn, we only count your group as having 20 members. If you're really pressed for time, you can increase your group's influence by simply Submitting the Congressional ballot without spending the time to figure out what you want to vote for. And urge your fellow group members to do the same.