UNIT 4C: Membership of congress

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What happened in 1922?
Women were unrepresented in congress so Democrats declared 1922 'Year of the Woman' - the number of women in congress that year doubled in one election.
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What party do the majority of women belong to in congress?
Democrats
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How many women were in congress in 2012?
113th Congress: A record number for up to that time: 70 (18%) in the house, 20 in the senate
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Of the 78 women elected to the House in 2012, what parties where they from?
58 Democrats 20 Republicans.
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Of the 20 women elected to the Senate in 2012, what parties were they from?
16 Democrats 4 Republicans
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Why was the 110th congress notable?
Democrats regained control of Congress for the first time in 12 years. First women HOR speaker was elected: Nancy Pelosi of California. House Rules Committee had its first woman chair: Louise Slaughter of NY
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In the 110th congress who was chairing the Standing committee on Environment and Public Works and Rules and Administration?
Both were women - Barbra Boxer and Dianne Feinstein both of California. But with republicans back in control, men have no taken the positions.
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How many standing committees in January 2013 had women as chairs (SENATE)
Six - this was during democrat control
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What is one problem in trying to increase representation of women in Congress?
Women under-represented in state legislatures where members of congress are commonly drawn.
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Following the 2012 election, how many state legislatures were women?
24% in only 8 states do women make up more than 30% of state legislatures.
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Why is representation of race better in HOR?
The drawing of congressional districts; majority-minority districts are often geographically distorted as they attempt to group together sometimes scattered pockets of minority voters.
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Who currently represents the 12th congressional district in North Carolina?
in 2012 Melvin Watts but since 2014 Alma Adams an African American 70 Y/o woman.
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How many African Americans were in the republican congress in 2013?
None - all dems
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Who took over for Obama's remaining two years in the senate when he became president?
Roland Burris - did not seek election in his own right after , leaving the senate with no African Americans in 2011
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In 2008 what was the percentage of African Americans were state legislatures?
In only 16 states was it above 10% everywhere else it was under.
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What states in 2013 had the highest percentages of African American state legislators?
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia
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What percentage of the HOR and Senate are hispanic?
3% of the senate 7% of the HOR
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in 2013, how many ex-House members were in the Senate?
52 none visa versa
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In 2012, how many HOR members ran for senate?
12, 6 democrats 6 republicans. 5 democrats and 1 republican were successful.
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Which part of the constitution stipulates membership requirements?
Article 1
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