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Most democracies outside the United States have a(n)

A) parliamentary system.
B) executive-legislative system.
C) congressional system.
D) constitutional monarchy.
E) legislative oversight system.

A legislator acts as a trustee when they vote based on

A) majority rule.
B) their conscious.
C) party alignment.
D) constituency agreement.
E) historical trends.

A congressional representative is following the delegate philosophy when he or she

A) takes instructions from party leaders on how to vote.
B) votes in accordance with the perceived wishes of the citizens back home.
C) votes according to his or her conscience, even if doing so means going against the wishes of the majority back home.
D) consults the president before an important vote.
E) relies primarily on personal experience, philosophy, and ideology in deciding how to vote.

On issues of high visibility and great concern to constituents, members of Congress are most likely to behave as

A) tribunes.
B) trustees.
C) advertisers.
D) delegates.
E) insiders.

One reason there may be no delegate position for members of Congress to take is that

A) many issues are of great concern to their constituents.
B) sometimes what constituents really want is not clear.
C) technology has made most congressional issues highly visible back home.
D) congressional issues rarely cut across a constituency in the same way.
E) they fear losing their incumbency.

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