When voters elect their members of Congress and those representatives do not carry out their constituents' wishes once they are in Congress, ______ is present.

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This is because the voters are the principals who have chosen the representatives as their agents to carry out their wishes. However, once elected, the representatives may have different goals or interests and may not act in accordance with their constituents' wishes. This creates a principal-agent problem, where the actions of the agent (representative) do not align with the preferences of the principal (voters).

When Voters Elect Their Members of Congress and Those Representatives