Does Congress Look Like America?

(5 points)

  1. Complete the table.
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Demographics of Congress and of the United States
Demographic factor United States as a whole Congress
Number of people 535
Percent female
Percent white
Percent African American 13% 43/535= 8%
Percent Hispanic*
Household income
Congressional salary
Religious affiliation Protestant 55%

Catholic 26%

Jewish 1.4%

No religion 15%

*Because people of Hispanic origin can belong to any race, the Bureau of the Census collects data for Hispanics separately.

(5 points)

  1. What conclusions can you draw from this table?