How have recent developments in Congress impacted the quality and quantity of congressional deliberations?
What will be an ideal response?
The most significant development relevant to deliberation is an increase in polarization and partisanship. This has led party leaders to short-circuit normal deliberative procedures at all stages of the legislative process. For example, many disparate policies may be inserted into omnibus legislation, making it difficult for all members to know exactly what they are voting on. Or leaders may bypass the committee process and bring measures directly to the floor. Students could provide additional examples from the text as well.
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a. realism b. feminism c. pacifism d. universalism
How does import substitution compare to export-led growth?
A) Import substitution is effective in later phases of economic development, whereas export-led growth is effective in all phases of economic development. B) Import substitution works best when the local industry is a service industry, whereas export-led growth works best when the exports are raw materials. C) Import substitution has proven effective where it has been used, whereas export-led growth has had limited success. D) Import substitution seeks to develop local industries to produce items that the country had been importing, whereas export-led growth seeks to develop local industries that can compete in specific niches in the world economy.
Which of the following is an example of a null hypothesis?
a) There is a relationship between the season of the year and a person's affect. b) Ho: XA ? XB c) There is a difference in symptoms between Group A and Group B. d) Ho: µA = µB
Which of the following is true of the old media in the twentieth century?
A) Film displaced print media in the early twentieth century. B) Television did not have an effect in displacing print media. C) Beginning about 1950, the number of adults reading a daily paper began to increase dramatically. D) Radio did not displace print media in the early twentieth century. E) Beginning about 1950, the circulation of the newspaper declined to a great extent.