Imagine You Are Having a Conversation with a Close Friend

question 18

Essay

Imagine you are having a conversation with a close friend and they say to you "I do not understand why my member of Congress never listens to me." Being an astute observer of Congress, you can think of many reasons a member might be pressured to ignore your friend. Identify a few interests, people, or industries that members must be aware of when making political decisions on behalf of their constituents. Be sure to explain why these factors matter to members and they might privilege these factors over regular constituent communications from your friend.

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Definitions:

Three Decimal Places

Refers to a numerical value rounded or fixed to have exactly three digits to the right of the decimal point.

\(70e^{-0.5x}\)

An exponential function representing growth or decay, where 70 is the initial quantity and \(-0.5x\) adjusts the rate of increase or decrease.

Real Number

A figure that indicates a quantity on an unbroken scale, comprising both rational and irrational numbers.

Horizontal Asymptote

A horizontal line that a graph approaches as the input or output values become infinitely large in absolute value.