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Do the members of Congress reflect a cross-section of The American people?
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∙ 7y ago
The reason why they are not a cross section is because there was a large percentage of people who had no political power. The men in Congress were the people with the wealth, education, and power. America was founded on the idea of a republic, meaning it is based on a government of elected representatives drawn from "the best" classes. In the 18th century most men didn't have the right to vote. Of the 4 million Americans in 1787 only 160,000 voted in the state ratifying conventions. This is 4% of the white males and three fourths of the white males did not vote because they couldn't meet the property qualifications. The founders also believed that legislators should insulate themselves from public opinion and in this way they could "discern the true interest of their country."
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 7y agoNot really. There are few to no actually poor members of Congress, for example, and no children. And the percentage of any given subset of people (except wealthy white males) in Congress is almost certainly lower than the percentage in the population as a whole. This is not in and of itself a horrible thing (I'd be perfectly fine with there being NO meth addicts, violent felons, or people with an IQ below 70 in Congress, despite all those being present in the country's Demographics), but it does mean that it's not correct to say that Congress is a strictly representative cross-section of the American people.
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Do members of Congress reflect a cross section of the American people why or why not?
No, the members of congress reflect the white man's world, filled with rich, white, men whom are lawyers.
Do members of Congress reflect the will of the people?
Members of Congress are elected by the people of their state and so represent the political aims of those people.
What is role of congress?
Balance the powers of the President, protect individual liberties, and pass the laws of the land.
Why do PAC contributions tend to reflect the committee assignments of members of Congress?
Because people try to legislators off based on what type of legislation they can advance to benefit them.
What aspect of the U.S. Congress most reflects the constitutional value of republicanism?
Members of the congress often support political positions that mirror voter opinion in their home states. Apex
Do The members of congress reflect a cross section of the American people why or why not?
Because after all the contraversy of 1812 they decided to put Gerald handers in front of the movement that shot fourth the new coming of world leaders thus resulting in a melt down of the economy and ultimately leading to JFK's assassination.
Which chamber of Congress was mean to be closer to the people?
The House of Representatives is closer to the people because the members are chosen to reflect the true populace. The House has members proportional to the state's population while the Senate has only two seats per state, regardless of the state's population.
How did the actions of the first continental congress reflect the intense debate of the delegates?
food
Why congress is not representative of the citizens who elect them?
Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives) is the legislative branch, whose members are elected by *direct vote* (the people cast individual votes); in this way, Congress was designed to represent the citizenry (the House) and the States (the Senate); substantively, however, this isn't necessarily the case: Congressional members can only reflect the concerns of those who vote and fulfill their civic duties, or respond to fiduciary inducements from lobbyists and campaign contributors and other outside influences that skew the intentions and purpose of having a representative form of government.
How does A Raisin in the Sun reflect the American dream?
I mean they were American and they had dreams which were reflected.
How do American reflect nature?
by looking out the window with another burger
How did the vote in congress reflect the concern expressed in smyth?
i dont know why ask dont you have a brain.Hahahahahahahhahaha just kidding
