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The table below gives the proportion of different communities among
the candidates who won elections to the US Congress. Compare these
to the proportion of these communities in the population of the US.
Based on this, would you suggest a system of reservations in the US
Congress? If yes, why and for which communities? If no, why not?
Proportion of the community
(in per cent) in the
House of
Population of US
representatives
8.
13
5
13
86
70
Blacks
Hispanics
Whites
Answers
Answered by
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Yes, the system of reservation should be present in the US Congress for Hispanics and Blacks. Their representation in the US Congress is comparatively lower than Whites, who are the majority in the US.
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