Question

Government: Congressmen are held accountable to the people they represent mostly through?

A: Checks and Balances

B: Political Parties

C: Elections

D: Senatorial Rules

Answer 1

What do you think the answer would be?

Answer 2

A? It seems like A is a valid answer, but i also have a feeling it's incorrect

Answer 3

Well do you know the definition of checks and balances?

Answer 4

yes, it keeps all the branches of government from receiving too much power, and it assigns each branch a job, it's also the reason why there are three branches to begin with. It checks to make sure everyone has equal power

Answer 5

Can you explain why would you think that is the answer then?

Answer 6

wait, this doesn't sound correct, because that's not what the question is asking

Answer 7

A doesn't slound correct

Answer 8

Well let's slow it down. What do you think the question is asking?

Answer 9

Do you think we can eliminate any of the answers?

Answer 10

I think we can eliminate elections

Answer 11

Ok good do you think we can eliminate anything else?

Answer 12

I don't think political parties makes much sense for the answer, so I would eliminate that

Answer 13

i might be wrong though

Answer 14

Good, so that leaves us with two

Answer 15

now that brings me back to checks and balances , because I'm not sure about D

Answer 16

Well do you know what "senatorial rules" are?

Answer 17

i think they describe the rules of Senators and what they are allowed to do in the office, and how old they have to be at minimum

Answer 18

Before I continue, why did you eliminate elections? If you don't mind me asking

Answer 19

This is a tough question, because technically all of the answers except for political parties can be correct, but I guess we just have to find the best choice. They through you off with the phrase "mostly" in the question, so pretty much they are saying find the best choice even if multiple are correct

Answer 20

I do agree that congressmen are accountable through elections, but I can't say they're mostly accountable for that

Answer 21

well I was thinking checks and balances is possibly the best choice, but I'm not sure

Answer 22

well the congressmen need checks and balances, so no chamber has too much or too little power, and the power affects the rules and how people will treat them, and how they will be represented

Answer 23

well I guess I'll just pick that answer, and hope it's more correct than elections or senatorial rules

Answer 24

How would you hold your congressman accountable?

Answer 25

checks and balances is more for how the different branches of government make sure that the other doesn't have too much power

Answer 26

well I would hold my congressman accountable by making sure they are not abusing powers or harming the citizens and I would give them certain rules they have to follow, like no going in the office until they turn a certain age or something like that

Answer 27

You elect a congressman. He doesn't vote on certain issues the way that the people he represents would like him to vote.

Would you vote for him again?

Answer 28

I probably wouldn't, at least for a while, because with him as a congressman, the people would be very unhappy once those issues actually start to greater affect the country

Answer 29

Exactly. And as such, he's being held accountable by you and your vote because when the collective people elected him to office, he said he would represent your interests in Congress

Answer 30

As an aside, I don't think senatorial rules would apply to congressmen as the House of Representatives is separate from the Senate

Answer 31

so I guess elections would be a better answer than checks and balances

Answer 32

I agree

Answer 33

okay, thank you

Answer 34

No problem!