Which congressional committees are most active in foreign policy? In what ways are these committees able to exert influence over the foreign policy process?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should identify the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Armed Services Committee (both chambers), and the Appropriations Committee (both chambers). Answers regarding the influence of these committees on the foreign policy process may vary but should make reference to Congress’s authority of oversight as well as its ability to control the budget (power of the purse).
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Individuals with no party affiliation may participate in closed primaries. 2. The major broadcast networks have, in recent decades, cut back on the amount of live coverage that they give to the major political party conventions. 3. One explanation for why the United States has only two parties is that its society lacks the deep reinforcing social cleavages that often spawn new parties. 4. American political parties concentrate most of their power in their national committees. 5. From Barbour and Wright’s point of view, it seems that Americans often forget that a lot of what we call “politics” is really about “bickering” between political parties.
Powers held jointly by the national government and by state governments are known as __________ powers
A) concurrent B) cooperative C) dual D) federal E) reserved
The U.N. organization that is in the business of making loans to countries for development purposes is ________.
a. the World Bank b. the International Monetary Fund c. the United Nations Development Programme d. the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development