Descriptive representation is ______.
a. the idea that an elected body should demographically mirror its population
b. when candidates carefully explain what they will do if they are elected
c. important to constituents who want to keep tabs on their members of Congress
d. practiced much more frequently in the United States than in other democracies
e. the idea that one’s political power should expand in relation to time spent in office
a. the idea that an elected body should demographically mirror its population
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