What is the function of the House Rules Committee? Why is it so important? Be sure to give examples of the rules the committee may use
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that the Rules Committee decides how a bill will be debated on the floor, by the full House membership, following subcommittee review and markup.
2, State that the House Rules Committee is unique to the House of Representatives without a direct parallel in the Senate.
3, Explain that every bill must pass through a Rules Committee, which establishes rules regarding the consideration of the legislation; this helps streamline the process and make things fair.
4, Note that the majority party obtains a huge advantage in pushing through its legislation and thwarting the intent of opposition bills.
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a. the developmental state. b. the free market. c. state socialism. d. the invisible hand.
A group in Boston calling themselves the Sons of Liberty protested taxation by
A) hanging the tax collector in effigy. B) looting the home of the lieutenant governor. C) looting the home of the tax collector. D) enforcing the Stamp Act Congress resolutions. E) all of the above
Which of the following accurately characterizes President Clinton and his foreign policy team?
a. President Clinton came to office with considerable foreign policy experience. b. President Clinton's advisors were initially told to keep foreign policy from becoming a problem and occupying the president's time and attention. c. President Clinton's foreign policy team was largely composed of those who had served in the George H.W. Bush administration. d. President Clinton's foreign policy team was largely composed of Carter administration veterans and close friends, especially in the first term. e. Both options B and D are true.
Which subfield of political science pays the most attention to normative concepts?
a. Political theory b. American politics c. Comparative politics d. International relations