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When considering congressional representational styles, scholars often discuss delegates and trustees. The Lowi textbook tells us that members of Congress adopting the delegate style of representation follow closely what their constituents want and act accordingly. Members of Congress who consider themselves to be trustees frequently use their own judgment on an issue regardless of what their constituents want.

Why might members of Congress adopt one role as opposed to the other?