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... representative selected by him ) and a federal representative chosen by the President . Subject to a veto by the fed- eral representative , specific projects are initiated by the states and undertaken with the approval of a majority of ...
... representative selected by him ) and a federal representative chosen by the President . Subject to a veto by the fed- eral representative , specific projects are initiated by the states and undertaken with the approval of a majority of ...
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... representative democracy . Concepts of representation , since Burke , have commonly employed his distinction between action taken in response to instructions from constituents and action based on an independent appraisal of the national ...
... representative democracy . Concepts of representation , since Burke , have commonly employed his distinction between action taken in response to instructions from constituents and action based on an independent appraisal of the national ...
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... representative of 600,000 people . They are supposed to be voting on all the legislation . I try to follow my constituents — to ignore them would be a breach of trust - but I use my judgment often because they are misinformed . I know ...
... representative of 600,000 people . They are supposed to be voting on all the legislation . I try to follow my constituents — to ignore them would be a breach of trust - but I use my judgment often because they are misinformed . I know ...
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THE POLICY ENVIRONMENT | 1 |
The Institutional Context | 18 |
Political Parties and Economic Policy | 30 |
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