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(A) In several sentences, summarize the outcome of the 2016 Senate elections in the United States. Identify which party won more states and the regions of the country in which this party had the most victories.

(B) In one paragraph, describe the political behavior that contributed to Republican victories in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida.

(C) In one paragraph, explain why this chart is either sufficient or insufficient to show whether the 2016 Senate would be more or less likely to confirm appointments made by a Republican president.

Answer 1

Answer: Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, while Republicans retained control of Congress. This marked the first and most recent time Republicans won or held unified control of the presidency and Congress since 2004.

Answer 2

The 2016 Senate elections were a victory for Republicans, but the chart is not sufficient to show whether the 2016 Senate would be more or less likely to confirm appointments made by a Republican president.

A. Summary of the 2016 Senate elections

The 2016 Senate elections resulted in a Republican victory, with Republicans winning 24 states and Democrats winning 20 states.

Republicans had the most victories in the South and Midwest, while Democrats had the most victories in the Northeast and West.

B. Political behavior in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida

The Republican victories in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida can be attributed to a number of factors, including:

Strong support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump: These states all voted for Trump in the 2016 presidential election, and Trump's popularity helped to boost Republican Senate candidates.

Conservative social and economic values: These states are all relatively conservative, and Republican candidates were able to appeal to voters on issues such as abortion, gun control, and taxes.

Demographic changes: The South is becoming increasingly diverse, but it is still home to a large number of white voters, who tend to vote Republican.

C. Sufficiency of the chart for predicting presidential appointments

The chart is not sufficient to show whether the 2016 Senate would be more or less likely to confirm appointments made by a Republican president.

The chart only shows which party won each state, but it does not show the margin of victory in each state.

In some states, Republicans may have won by a very narrow margin, which means that they may not be as supportive of a Republican president's appointments as Republicans who won by a wider margin.

Additionally, the chart does not take into account the political leanings of individual senators.

Some senators who are technically members of the Democratic or Republican party may be more or less likely to support a Republican president's appointments, depending on their own personal ideology.