Question

The Republican Party in the House of Representatives has recently proposed a new tax bill that would cut corporate taxes for the top 1% of Americans. Representative Ron Swanson, a libertarian, has decided to vote for the bill even though a recent poll of his district shows that 56% of his constituents do not support the new tax bill. Which model of representation do his actions embody?a. The delegate model
b. The partisan model
c. The trustee model
d. The politico model

Answer 1

Answer: (C) The trustee model

Explanation:

 The trustee model is one of the type of representation form of democracy which helps in representing their trustee from the constituency and trustee makes various types of defective decisions.

The main role of the trustee is that it helps in controlling the given power and making the effective decisions for benefits of the whole group.   

 According to the given question, the trustee model is best representing the actions based on the given situation that in the House if the representatives the republican party is basically introducing the proposal regarding the new tax bill.

Therefore, Option (C) is correct answer.