The Delegates
They are called Representatives.
In the US and in many democratic nations, the officials within a legislative branch of government are normally elected by the people they serve.
House members serve two year terms, senate members serve six-year terms. There is no limit to the number of terms they can be elected to.
Yes, elected officials are considered employees. They are elected to serve the people. They work for the electorate. Sometimes they do not act like it, but that is their job.
Senators serve a 6-year term, Representatioves serve 2-year terms.
A group of people who have elected someone else to represent them is called an incumbency. This person will serve as an official post.
You're thinking of the Tribunes, who were supposed to serve the interests of the people.
Elected, as an adjective, means 'chosen'. If you are elected to serve in a public office you are chosen by people's votes. Sometimes it is a verb, as in 'She elected to take her holidays early in the season', when it simply means 'chose'.
Like any other parliamentary system, the elected representatives primary job is to serve the constituents of the riding from where they were elected. They represent first, the people who elected them and then the party to which they associate.
Senators are elected by the people to serve in the Senate. There are 2 senators from each state. Representatives are elected by the people to serve in the House of Representatives and represent approximately 703,000 people per representative and there are 435 representative which represent all states and US territories. This means that there are approximately 306,000,000,000 people in the US.
The Judicial Branch is nominated by the Executive Branch, with the concurrance of the Legislative Branch. The Executive Branch are appointed by the President once he has been elected. The Legislative Branch is elected by the people.
The House of Representatives serve the constituents they represent in their district. They are the most directly elected officials in the federal government, thus they more than any other federal elected official (Senators or President) represent the people.