Congressional Changes

¿Over the past decade, has the average age of the Congress gone up or down?

1. How accurate was your prediction?

2. Would our country be better off if the average congressional age went up or went down?

3. List three ways congress changed demographically over the two decades from 1991-2011?

4. Why did it change?

5. How did congress not change over the two decades from 1991-2011?

6. Write in a third column with your predictions for the 122nd Congress (2031-2032):

7. In the comments section, list the one way you would like to see Congress change demographically in the next election:

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Action Extension

Think about the Congress you would like to have. In the 2016 election find a person running for office that would make Congress look more like the Congress you would like to have and support their campaign through voting, campaigning, volunteering, or financial support.