For Well Over a Decade Now, U

Multiple Choice

For well over a decade now, U.S.Senator Marquess has publicly supported immigration reform.In so doing, she has reflected majority views in her state, as shown in many surveys.Now, it appears, a big push is coming from the White House and congressional leaders to get a reform bill through.The senator finds what she is hearing from her constituents bewildering, however.Most appear to strongly support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants now in the United States.Another majority, however, including many against a path to citizenship, seems to see building a wall on the Mexican border as being most important.Constituents, meanwhile, appear divided over hiring more border patrol officers, minimizing family-linked migration, and whether to expand or decrease the number of work visa holders. Marquess wants to do what majorities in her state want, but faces a basic dilemma of representative democracy in doing so.That dilemma is best described as:

A) a failure of careful citizen deliberation about issues, which can lead to confusion.
B) a tendency among representatives to shield constituents from the costs of public goods.
C) representation and good governance getting in each other's way.
D) the fact that sometimes, representatives cannot find a course of action that is clearly consistent with majority rule.