2006 Congressional Mid-Term Election

Question

Seats Gained/Lost
Republicans Democrats
Senate lost 6 gained 7
House of Representatives lost 27 gained 32
Question
Use the chart to answer the question.
Which of the following events most likely affected the election results shown in the table?
(1 point)
Responses

the government’s response to the September 11 terrorist attacks
the government’s response to the September 11 terrorist attacks

economic performance after the 2001 recession
economic performance after the 2001 recession

the prosperity that came with the dot-com boom
the prosperity that came with the dot-com boom

the federal response to Hurricane Katrina
the federal response to Hurricane Katrina

Answer 1

the federal response to Hurricane Katrina