Question

What qualities do you feel are important for a “representative of the people” to have and why?

Answer 1

Answer:

Also referred to as a congressman or congresswoman, each representative is elected to a two-year term serving the people of a specific congressional district. Among other duties, representatives introduce bills and resolutions, offer amendments and serve on committees

The most important power Congress has is to make laws, and a bill only becomes a law after it has passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate. A bill first needs to be introduced, which can only be done by a member of Congress.