Question

congressional voting - civil rights act of 1957
\t\t\t\t\t\t\tyes\t\t\tno
house\trepublican\t167\t\t19
\t\tdemocrat\t119\t\t107
senate\trepublican\t43\t\t0
\t\tdemocrat\t29\t\t18

what does the table show about how congress voted for the civil rights act of 1957? check all that apply.
the majority of both parties opposed the bill.
more republicans than democrats opposed the bill.
more democrats than republicans opposed the bill.
the majority of both parties voted in favor of the bill.
all senate republicans voted in favor of the bill.

Explanation:

1. For the first option: In the House, 167/186 Republicans (majority) and 119/226 Democrats (majority) voted yes; in the Senate, 43/43 Republicans and 29/47 Democrats (majority) voted yes. So both parties' majorities supported, not opposed, the bill. This is false.
2. For the second option: Total "No" votes: Republicans = 19 (House) + 0 (Senate) = 19; Democrats = 107 (House) + 18 (Senate) = 125. Fewer Republicans opposed the bill, so this is false.
3. For the third option: As calculated above, 125 Democrats opposed, while only 19 Republicans opposed. More Democrats opposed the bill. This is true.
4. For the fourth option: As shown in point 1, the majority of Republicans (House and Senate combined: 210/229) and Democrats (House and Senate combined: 148/273) voted in favor of the bill. This is true.
5. For the fifth option: The table shows Senate Republicans had 43 "Yes" votes and 0 "No" votes, meaning all Senate Republicans voted in favor. This is true.

Answer:

• More Democrats than Republicans opposed the bill.
• The majority of both parties voted in favor of the bill.
• All Senate Republicans voted in favor of the bill.