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Chapter 4 Data Activities

Question 1

3 out of 3 points

In the United States in 2017, approximately 61.3% of the population was non-Hispanic white, with the remained being racial or ethnic minorities. How representative was Congress in 2017? Make sure that the Time Line is set to 2017. Use the Legend to identify the race or ethnicity associated with the color of each slice of the pie and click on the “White” slices of pie to determine the percentage of Representatives and Senators who were not minorities. Which of the following best describes the racial make-up of Congress in 2017?

Question 2

3 out of 3 points

The data in this chart goes back to 1983—move the timeline back to that point. You can see that both houses were much less representative that year—the House was 92.3% white; the Senate, 98.0%.  Now, click through the timeline to see how representation has changed over time. What can you conclude?

Question 3

3 out of 3 points

Data Activity 4.1: Race and Congress

U.S. Representatives by Race

The concept of descriptive representation does not just ask us to look at the white/minority balance. It also argues that different minorities have unique perspectives to offer. If Congress had descriptive representation from this perspective, it should reflect the non-white population which is 13.4% black; 18.1% Hispanic; 5.8% Asian; and 1.3% Native American. Let’s look at how the House and Senate represent different minorities. Click through the timeline again, but this time pay attention to which races and ethnicities are being represented in the House and the Senate. In this time period, which house of Congress did the best job of having representatives who were: African Americans? Asian Americans? Hispanics? Native Americans? Over time ________ were more consistently represented in the House, while ______ were more consistently represented in the Senate.