Why Do Liberal Representatives Largely Come from Liberal Districts and Conservative

question 38

Multiple Choice

Why do liberal representatives largely come from liberal districts and conservative representatives from conservative districts?

• A) State legislators know the preferences of every citizen in their state and draw district boundaries to perfectly match this.
• B) Representatives poll on every issue and always vote in accordance with the majority opinion from these polls.
• C) Political parties perfectly match the liberal-conservative dimension and thus members vote with their party on all votes.
• D) Citizens vote for candidates which are most like them, thus producing representatives who share the general majority opinion in districts.
• E) Representation is inconsistent, and members simply vote their conscience on every issue in the chamber.

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