Question

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 ple and click on the "White" slices of ple 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? a. The proportion of minorities in the House was closer to the general population than that found in the Senate b. The House and the Senate were equally representative, but they had a lower proportion of minorities than the US population The House and the Senate were equally representative, and they had the same total minority proportion as the general US. population d. The proportion of minorities in the Senate was closer to the general population than that found in the House

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Answer 1

Solution: statement 1 is correct.

Population percentage of white race in US = 61.3%

Population percentage of ethnic minority in US = 100-61.3 = 38.7%

Total number of representatives in the congress = 361+11+37+45 = 454

Representative percentage of white race in US congress = (361/454)*100 = 79.52%

Representative percentage of ethnic minority in US congress = (93/454)*100 = 20.48%

Total number of representatives in the senate = 97+2+4+3 = 106

Representative percentage of white race in US senate = (97/106)*100 = 91.51%

Representative percentage of ethnic minority in US senate = (9/106)*100 = 8.49%

From above information, population of minorities in the house was closer to general population than in senate.