The Increasing Value Constituents Have Placed on Descriptive Representation in Congress

question 15

Multiple Choice

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

• A) increasing the sensitivity representatives have to their constituents demands
• B) decreasing the rate at which incumbents are elected
• C) increasing the number of minority members in Congress
• D) decreasing the number of majority minority districts

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