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In the US political leaders are elected to represent the American people. While presidents governors and legislators have political authority their power comes directly from the citizens who vote for?
John Locke APEX
What is legilature?
Legislature is the act of making laws. The legislature of both the state and Federal governments make laws that citizens must follow.
What is the impact of low pay on the state legislature?
Average citizens cannot afford to serve.
Citizens in the US elect other citizens to make decisions about laws. What kind of government does this represent?
Republic. APEX
Should political leaders represent the views of citizens who elected them?
Of course. If they don’t then they are a fraud. They are elected by the people to represent them.
Which situation is most similar to the establishment of the national assembly before the French revolution?
The correct answer for Apex is a group of legislators separates from a larger legislator and forms its own.
What are elected representatives chosen by state citizens referred as?
legislators
In the US political leaders are elected to represent the American people. While presidents governors and legislators have political authority their power comes directly from the citizens who vote for?
John Locke APEX
What are elected representatives chosen by state citizens called?
constituents
How were legislators chosen to serve in colonial assemblies in north America?
They were elected by eligible citizens.
Who does State legislature's make laws for?
Every legislature makes laws for the citizens of its state.
What situation is impossible under a representative democracy?
Legislators are chosen without consulting citizens. -Apex
What type of democracy is in the US today?
In the United States, the main form of democracy is Representative Democracy. This means that the citizens will elect a total of 100 senators and 435 representatives to serve on their behalf in Congress. There is a similar arrangement in state legislatures, where the people vote for a certain number of legislators to represent them.
Who decides how many legislators each state gets in the legislative branch?
the president according to the citizens of the state
What are the functions of the legislators?
They get to help make the laws, they also came be written to by citizens and pass it on to a higher power.
What do citizens do to change a law they think unfair?
They can petition the appropriate legislature.
What is legilature?
Legislature is the act of making laws. The legislature of both the state and Federal governments make laws that citizens must follow.
