Background: The following is an excerpt from a debate held in the first Congress of the United States. The topic of the debate is whether or not the constituents of a representative could “bind” (or force) their representative to vote a certain way.
Representative Government: What does it Mean? Background: The following is an excerpt from a debate held in the first Congress of the United States. The topic of the debate is whether or not the constituents of a representative could “bind”…