PROFILE OF CONGRESS IN YEAR X
(total membership: 535)
House of
Representatives
Senate
Party
292
Democratic
62
143
Republican
38
435
TOTAL
100
Sex
418
Male
100
17
Female
0
Age
27
Youngest
34
77
Oldest
80
48
Average
(arithmetic mean)
54
Religion
255
Protestant
69
107
Catholic
12
18
Jewish
5
4
Mormon
3
51
Other
11
House of
Representatives
Senate
Profession
215
Lawyer
63
81
Business Executive
or Banker
15
45
Educator
6
14
Farmer or Rancher
6
22
Career Government
0
24
Official
4
2
Journalist or
Communications
0
1
Executive
1
0
Physician
2
6
Veterinarian
Geologist
0
25
Worker or Skilled
Tradesperson
Other
3
Ethnic Group
17
Black American
1
2
Asian American
3
4
Hispanic American
0
1. In the Senate, if 25 male members were replaced by 25 female members, the ratio of male members to female members would be
(a) 4 to 1
(b) 3 to 1
(c) 3 to 2
(d) 2 to 1
(e) 1 to 1 Ans : (b)
2. Approximately what percent of the members of Congress are lawyers?
(a) 63%
(b) 58%
(c) 56%
(d) 52%
(e) 49% Ans : (d)
3. If 5 senators are Catholic Democrats, how many senators are neither Catholic nor Democratic?
(a) 79
(b) 74
(c) 69
(d) 31
(e) 21 Ans : (d)
4. If all lawyers and all women in the House of Representatives vote for the passage of a bill, how many more votes will be needed for a majority?
(a) 435
(b) 220
(c) 3
(d) 0
(e) It cannot be determined from the information given. Ans : (e)
5. Which of the following can be inferred from the information given in the chart?
More than 80 percent of the men in Congress are members of the House of
Representatives.
The percent of members who are categorized as farmers or ranchers is
greater for the House of Representatives than for the Senate.
The median age in the Senate is 57.
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I and II
(e) I and III Ans : (a)
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