In the trustee model of representation
A) the representative acts in what s/he believes is in best interest of his/her constituents.
B) most deliberation occurs during the campaign.
C) voters are viewed as being better able to make decisions than are representatives.
D) representatives are viewed as being less informed than voters.
E) the belief is that a small number of people should make the decisions.
A
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Each of the following statements about incarceration is true EXCEPT
A. the number of incarcerated people has grown rapidly in recent years. B. men are ten times more likely to be incarcerated than women. C. prisoners are disproportionately African American. D. the current incarceration rate is close to an all-time high. E. despite the large population of prisoners, the prison system is below capacity.
Which of the following may irrevocably change our understanding of the invisible primary?
a. the polarization of the American people b. the growing interdependence of the world c. the Internet d. the global economy e. the decrease in democracy
The Supreme Court has upheld the takeover of private property if it is for __________
a. public use b. payment of back taxes c. due process d. nationalization of purpose
The concept of republican virtue is what scholars such as Madison call the ______.
a. ability of individuals to follow the Ten Commandments b. basis of democracy according to Plato c. virtue associated with a conservative ideology d. ability of democratic man to put the community’s interests ahead of his own e. willingness to put the interests of the Republican Party ahead of one’s own interests