PO110 Study Guide - Direct Democracy
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I gave that to you: party member: i actually don"t care about whom you are, i"m just voting for you because you are a part of the party i like. Instrumental representation"s defining characteristic is the commitment to take action and speak for the represented. Constitutive representation involves giving meaning to that interest by defining who it is that is being represented. Leading liberal thinkers in the 17th-18th century offered a perspective that has come to be known as descriptive representation. From this perspective, the condition of representation is met only to the extent that our legislatures are a representative microcosm of the broader society. The act of rendering the opinions, outlooks, and voices of the people present in the political process. Political representation is a concept of the modern age. The delegate model of representation stresses the importance of responsiveness, of mirroring as well as possible the interests of the represented.
