The Modern Congress Is Different from the Nineteenth-Century Congress in That

question 61

Multiple Choice

The modern Congress is different from the nineteenth-century Congress in that most members

• A)are now professional politicians who want to stay in Congress.
• B)are now amateur politicians who want only to spend a short time in Congress.
• C)are now minorities or women.
• D)have previously been governors of their home states.
• E)return to their respective state legislatures after their congressional service is over.

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