Congress 2 - Membership Of Congress

Question 1

Arguments that women are well represented in Congress

Answer 1

In recent decades, no. of females in Congress has grown

Question 2

Example that no. of females in Congress is increasing

Answer 2

In 1979, there were 16 in the House and 0 in the Senate.

In 2017 there are 84 in the House and 21 in the Senate

Question 3

Arguments that women are poorly represented in Congress

Answer 3

Few women in Congress have reached senior positions

Question 4

Example of senior women on Congress

Answer 4

Nancy Pelosi - Democrat minority leader

Cathy Rodgers - Only senior Republican female

Question 5

Numbers of females in Senate for each house

Answer 5

Democrats - 16 female Senators

Republicans - 5 female Senators

Question 6

Number of females in House

Answer 6

Democrats - 62 female Senators

Republicans - 22 female Senators

Question 7

Example of state with high female representation (State Legislatures)

Answer 7

Nevada - 39.7% female

Question 8

Example of state with low female representation (State Legislatures)

Answer 8

Wyoming - 11.1% female

Question 9

113th Congress wealthiest ever with ______% net worth of over $1M

Answer 9

50%

Question 10

In 115th Congress ____% identify as Christian, compared to 73% general population

Answer 10

89% in Congress

Question 11

In 115th Congress just 1 member was non-religious compared to ____% of the population

Answer 11

20