Congress Representation

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%