Who sits in Congress?

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
Aims:
• You need to investigate the composition of BOTH chambers in the 116th Congress.
• You need to;

• find and analyse statistics
• assess if Congress is representative
• examine whether Congress
  should be a microcosm of society
  • You can work individually or collaboratively.
  • You should present your findings in a visually appealing manner on a single document (see example on reverse for 115th Congress).
  Categories:
  • Socio-economic background
  • Age
  • Race and ethnicity
  • Religion
  • Sexual orientation
  • Disabilities
  • Gender