To understand the diverse nature of the 113th Congress, it is important to understand the basic characteristics of the members. Using the summary page of the August 2013 congressional profile survey, find the average age, party affiliation, gender, and length of service of the voting members in both houses of Congress. Enter this information in the table provided below. CHAMBERAgePartyGenderLength of Service

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

first second and third

explanation:

payments were made after the 1940s.

in the 1980s, a commission held investigations and made recommendations.

fairly positive it is 4