Question

Which approach is the most realistic in terms of getting things accomplished in Congress? Write ONE paragraph discussing your opinion.
Approaches:
- Delegates act as agents of the people who elected them and so cast their votes accordingly.
- Trustees vote on issues based on merit; this means that they vote by following their own judgment.
- Partisans vote according to what their political party wants.
- Politicos try to combine elements of the other three as well as the political pressures of the time in casting their votes

Answer 1

Answer: Partisan voting is the most effective and the most common in Congress.  There are 535 congressmen and no one congressman can get anything done by himself.  It is only through working with one's party that a senator or house member can get legislation passed.