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frozen [14]
1 year ago
5

Which group is underrepresented in the legislature relative to their percentages in the general population?

Social Studies
1 answer:
denis-greek [22]1 year ago
5 0

African Americans  group is underrepresented in the legislature relative to their percentages in the general population. Thus, option (a) is correct.

What is population?

The term population refers to an individual, group, or society on a globe-scale. The population is counted on the people who are present in a location at any given time.

African Americans make up 11% of Congress and 13% of the population, signifying a 2% underrepresentation. The percentage was often tied to the population size.

As a result, the African Americans group is underrepresented in the legislature relative. Therefore, option (a) is correct.

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Your question is incomplete, but most probably the full question was.

a. African Americans.

b. Males

c. Latinos.

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