Question

What is the Claim. Evidence Reasoning

By asking each political party in every state to include one man and one
woman on its ticket for Senate races, the US government would help
close the gender gap in the Senate. According to the Center for American
Women and Politics, only 21% of US Senate seats were occupied by
women in 2017. A study conducted by Political Parity, a nonpartisan
organization, shows that the biggest barriers blocking women from
running for Senate are fundraising needs and the parties' perceived
preference for male candidates. Clearly, requiring political parties to
support female candidates for the Senate would help create a
government that more fairly represents American women.

Answer 1

The claim of the paragraph seems to be how the US government can help close the gender gap in the Senate and what the gap is caused by and what will come of getting rid of that gap.

Some evidence is the first sentence, which it says "the US government would help close the gender gap in the Senate". Also, it has statistical evidence, such as "only 21% of US Senate seats were occupied by women in 2017." that tell more of the gender gap, along with "A study conducted by Political Parity, a nonpartisan organization, shows that the biggest barriers blocking women from running for Senate are fundraising needs and the parties' perceived preference for male candidates.". And then, to tell what will become of America be removing that gap, it says "requiring political parties to

support female candidates for the Senate would help create a

government that more fairly represents American women.".

Step-by-step explanation:

I was never the best at identifying claims, but I did my best. Hope this helps.