If voters lack the power to remove a candidate through elections the representative will be less accountable to whom?

Correct answer: To voters

The correct answer is A: the representative would be less accountable to voters. In a representative democracy, citizens choose a person to act on their behalf. Elections give voters a peaceful way to review that person’s work and either continue supporting the representative or choose someone else. The possibility of losing office encourages a representative to listen to public concerns, explain decisions and respond to criticism. Accountability does not mean that a representative must obey every individual demand; it means the representative must answer to the people and face their judgment at elections. B, C and D are wrong because none of them is the electorate that selected the representative and can replace the representative through voting. Memory cue: the power to choose again—or not to choose again—makes representatives answerable.