Congress Representation

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California has __ million people, giving it __ HoR seats, compared to Wyoming, which only has 1 seat.

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  • 39

  • 53

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Wyoming has a population of ______, giving it 2 senators, which is equal to that of California (__ million people)

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  • 580,000

  • 39

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California has __ million people, giving it __ HoR seats, compared to Wyoming, which only has 1 seat.

  • 39

  • 53

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Wyoming has a population of ______, giving it 2 senators, which is equal to that of California (__ million people)

  • 580,000

  • 39

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nation-wide republican gerrymandering operation (2010)

Operation REDMAP

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The _____ plan advocated proportional representation in congress

Virginia

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The ___ ___ plan advocated Equal representation in congress (Senate)

New Jersey

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Despite the US pop being __% black, the Senate is only _% African American

  • 18%

  • 4%

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About __% of congress is female, which drops to __% in the senate

  • 29%

  • 25%

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The __th amendment made the senate elected in 1913

17

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White Americans make up __% of congress, by only __% of the general population

  • 75%

  • 59%

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The youngest member of congress is _____ ____ (dem Florida), who is __ years old, and launched his HoR campaign ad in Spanish

  • Maxwell Frost

  • 28

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christians make up __% of congress, but only __% of the general population

  • 88%

  • 63%

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Subjected copyrighted songs to a lower tax bracket

  • Rep Diane Black

  • Nashville

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Approved steel tarriffs from Trump and Biden (___ members)

  • Congressional Steel caucus

  • 100

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The Average age of the senate is __, with the oldest member being ___ ______ who is __

  • 64

  • Chuck Grassley

  • 90

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The NRA spent $___ million (2016) on ‘political activities’ and havent lost a major case since (___)

  • 412

  • 1994

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US largest non-profit

AARP (american association of retired persons)

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AARP is the largest non-profit in the US, with _______ members

38 million

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Burkean prepresentation, senators vote against their constituents wishes about __% of the time

35%

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In 2024, ___% of incumbents nationwide were successful, compared to __% in 2020

  • 95%

  • 93%

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In 2016, Senator ____ ____’s filibuster was __ hrs __ mins to force a vote on gun control following the sandy hook shooting in Connecticut

  • Chris Murphy

  • 14 hrs 50 mins

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A filibuster can be ended with a ____ motion of __ votes (senate supermajority)

  • closure

  • 60

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If the electoral college is tied…

  • house chooses president

  • senate chooses vp

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2016 incumbency rates for the House were __% and for __% for the senate

  • 97%

  • 90 %

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Senators serve on an average of __ committees

17

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Joe Manchin voted against Biden __% of the time, showing the weakness of party control compared to constituency interests.

13%