Question

The increasing value constituents have placed on descriptive representation in Congress has had the effect of ________.

Answer 1

Word bank?

Answer 2

ncreasing the sensitivity representatives have to their constituents demands


decreasing the rate at which incumbents are elected


increasing the number of minority members in Congress


decreasing the number of majority minority districts

Answer 3

Which one are you thinking?

Answer 4

The first one

Answer 5

Hmm, not quite.

I have a couple questions for you.
1. Do you know what constituents mean?
2. What do you think “descriptive representation in Congress” means?

Answer 6

nu.. i didn't pay much attention

Answer 7

Constituents means the people who can vote for someone to obtain a position in political office.

Descriptive representation most likely means a Congress that represents the nation ethnically and gender wise.

Answer 8

The representation would be “descriptive” because it would describe the U.S. population and not just be a group of “old white men.”

Answer 9

Does that make sense?

Answer 10

ye