Using your knowledge of the United States as a whole as well as your answers from the questions above and the information you found in the report, how diverse does the 113th Congress seem to you? Give a few specific examples to back up your ideas.

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Marlee Norton

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17 September, 08:12

Using your knowledge of the United States as a whole as well as your answers from the questions above and the information you found in the report, how diverse does the 113th Congress seem to you? Give a few specific examples to back up your ideas.

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Congress does not seem very diverse. Examples might include:• The 113th Congress has only one African American senator.• The clear majority of both houses is male, though women make up almost half of the US population.• Ethnic minorities only make up 17% of Congress.