California has __ million people, giving it __ HoR seats, compared to Wyoming, which only has 1 seat.
39
53
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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California has __ million people, giving it __ HoR seats, compared to Wyoming, which only has 1 seat.
39
53
Wyoming has a population of ______, giving it 2 senators, which is equal to that of California (__ million people)
580,000
39
nation-wide republican gerrymandering operation (2010)
Operation REDMAP
The _____ plan advocated proportional representation in congress
Virginia
The ___ ___ plan advocated Equal representation in congress (Senate)
New Jersey
Despite the US pop being __% black, the Senate is only _% African American
18%
4%
About __% of congress is female, which drops to __% in the senate
29%
25%
The __th amendment made the senate elected in 1913
17
White Americans make up __% of congress, by only __% of the general population
75%
59%
The youngest member of congress is _____ ____ (dem Florida), who is __ years old, and launched his HoR campaign ad in Spanish
Maxwell Frost
28
christians make up __% of congress, but only __% of the general population
88%
63%
Subjected copyrighted songs to a lower tax bracket
Rep Diane Black
Nashville
Approved steel tarriffs from Trump and Biden (___ members)
Congressional Steel caucus
100
The Average age of the senate is __, with the oldest member being ___ ______ who is __
64
Chuck Grassley
90
The NRA spent $___ million (2016) on ‘political activities’ and havent lost a major case since (___)
412
1994
US largest non-profit
AARP (american association of retired persons)
AARP is the largest non-profit in the US, with _______ members
38 million
Burkean prepresentation, senators vote against their constituents wishes about __% of the time
35%
In 2024, ___% of incumbents nationwide were successful, compared to __% in 2020
95%
93%
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
A filibuster can be ended with a ____ motion of __ votes (senate supermajority)
closure
60
If the electoral college is tied…
house chooses president
senate chooses vp
2016 incumbency rates for the House were __% and for __% for the senate
97%
90 %
Senators serve on an average of __ committees
17
Joe Manchin voted against Biden __% of the time, showing the weakness of party control compared to constituency interests.
13%