Considerations on Representative Government

"Considerations on Representative Government" is a book by John Stuart Mill, an English philosopher, political economist, and Member of Parliament. The book was first published in 1861. In his book, Mill suggests that representative bodies such as parliaments and senates are best suited to be places of public debate on the various opinions held by the population and to act as watchdogs of the professionals who create and administer laws and policy instead of being legislative bodies.