Constituents
*A constituent is a person who authorizes another to act on his or her behalf, as a voter in a district represented by an elected official.
*Americans elect their Senators and Representatives, so they need to take the constituents' views into account when they are voting, and not just vote based on their personal opinions
*Members of Congress often visit their home districts and states to keep in touch with their constituents' views.
*Americans elect their Senators and Representatives, so they need to take the constituents' views into account when they are voting, and not just vote based on their personal opinions
*Members of Congress often visit their home districts and states to keep in touch with their constituents' views.
This information was obtained from http://www.ushistory.org/gov/6.asp