Which Example Best Demonstrates a Legislator Acting According to a Delegate

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which example best demonstrates a legislator acting according to a delegate view of representation?

• A) A legislator may follow his or her conscience unless public opinion is clear.
• B) A legislator does whatever is best for his or her reelection.
• C) A legislator follows the public opinion of his or her constituency.
• D) A legislator heeds public opinion in every case, except in matters of personal conscience.

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Definitions:

Subsidence

The gradual sinking or settling of an area of land, which can be caused by natural processes or human activities.

Continental Platform

A broad region that surrounds the continental shield and typically exposes horizontal to gently dipping sedimentary rocks.

Crystalline Basement

The crystalline (metamorphic and igneous) rocks that underlie sedimentary and volcanic rocks in an area; widely exposed in the continental shield.

Broad Domes

Broad domes refer to large, rounded structures on the Earth's surface, often created by the slow uplift of the underlying strata.