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Monday, January 16, 2017

Big Senate Victories by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 10
Date: November 18, 2016
Article: Big Senate Victories
Author:  Time for Kids
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Answer Key

1. The Republicans and Democrats battled for control of the senate.
2. The term of senators are 6 years.
3. Each state sends two senators.
4. There were 34 senator seats up for voting.
5. The four key states that Republican won were Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida and Ohio.
6. When the new term begins, 51 of the 100 seats Republicans will control.
7. John McCain won 53% of the vote in his state.
8. John McCain won in the state in Arizona.
9. John McCain is 80 years old.
10. Catherine Cortez Masto will be the first Hispanic-American woman in the senate.
11. Catherine Cortez Masto will represent Nevada.
12. Kamala Harris is the first Indian-American and the second black American woman to be elected to the senate.

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