A ______________ is a permanent body established by a house of Congress, while a ______________ is appointed to reconcile difference between two different versions of the same basic bill.
A. standing committee; select committee
B. joint committee; conference committee
C. select committee; standing committee
D. standing committee; conference committee
E. conference committee; joint committee
Answer: D
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a. About 10 percent of all water is used for irrigation. b. About 25 percent of all water is used for irrigation. c. About 40 percent of all water is used for irrigation. d. About 55 percent of all water is used for irrigation. e. About 70 percent of all water is used for irrigation.
Which newspaper in the nineteenth century had a great influence on American society and on the government?
A) the New York Journal B) the New York World C) the New York Times D) a and b E) the Omaha World Herald
What are republics?
a. representative democracies b. direct democracies c. a hallmark of direct democracy d. communist regimes
In the US, universal suffrage for all citizens has
a) always been part of our election process b) never been that important c) developed over time d) changed so that today most citizens can vote e) both c and d