AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

Chapter 10/11/12
Notable Members of Congress - KEY

1. The standard we are covering is SSCG9.

2. The first African American member of the United States Senate was
Hiram Revels.

3. Today, there are(is) 0 African American member(s) of the United States

Senate.

4. The first African American member of the United States House of

Representatives was Joseph Rainey.

5. Today, there are(is) 42 African American member(s) of the United States

House of Representatives.

6. The first female member of the United States Senate was Rebecca
Latimer Felton.

7. The first female elected to the United States Senate was Hattie Wright
Caraway.

8. The first former First Lady to serve in the United States Senate was
Hillary Clinton.

9. The longest-serving member of the United States Senate was Robert

Byrd.

10. The two United States Senators from Georgia are Johnny Isakson
and Saxby Chambliss.