Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the senate. Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and represent a district in a state . The number of representatives for each state is determined by population. The total of
Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the senate. Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and represent a district in a state . The number of representatives for each state is determined by population. The total of representatives is set by law at 435. Members of the senate serve six-year terms and represent a state. Each state has 2 senators, for a total of 100 senators.
House of Representatives
|
Political Party |
|
Republican Democrat Independent Total 218 129 0 347 Male 23 65 0 88 Female 241 194 0 435 Total |
Senate
|
Political Party |
|
Republican Democrat Independent Total 47 30 2 79 Male 5 16 0 21 Female 52 46 2 100 Total |
(A)Using the same row and column headings as the tables above, create a combined table for congress.
(B) A member of Congress is selected at random. Use the table from question A to find the
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1. The member is Independent.
2. The member is female and a Republican.
3. The member is male or a Democrat.
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