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- The framers of the Constitution conceived of ______________________ as the center of policymaking in America.
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2. The United States House of Representatives has _______________ members. |
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3. The United States Senate has _________________ members. |
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What is true about the minimum age requirement for members of the House? For the Senate |
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25 in the House of Representatives
30 in the Senate |
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6. How are members of congress like or unlike the American public as a whole? |
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Members come mostly from occupations with high status and usually have substantial incomes. Law and business are the dominant prior occupations, with other elite occupations also well represented. |
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7. Relative to the total population, the most underrepresented group in Congress is which group |
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Women are the most underrepresented demographic group in Congress; more than half of the population is female, but only 16 senators and 71 voting representatives are female. |
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8. Millionaire Senator Edward Kennedy sponsoring a bill to help the poor and disadvantaged would be an example of |
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I believe that this should be "voting as a trustee." Please ask teacher for clarification. |
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