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Congress Vs Typical American Citizen
A. Compare the membership of Congress (both houses) and the "typical" American citizen.
For starters, the expectations of a member of congress are highly different from that of a typical citizen. The expectation and duties of a Member of Congress are extensive, encompassing several roles that could be full time jobs within itself. One Outstanding difference is there income. Most members of Congress are considerably wealthy and earn a pretty high income where as a typical citizen usually doesn’t come close.. In the year 2010 a member of Congress earned around 174, 000 which is more than 5 times what a typical citizen made.

B. How did the makeup of the congress change during the reconstruction era before the national troops left the

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