Committees make it difficult to divide the labor and work on many bills all at once
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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The United States' commitment to democracy rests on which of the following values?
a. freedom b. equality c. order d. stability e. all of the above
Which is one of the newer criteria influencing members’ choices of committee assignments?
a. the way particular committees are run b. the interests of their reelection constituencies c. committee oversight electors d. media coverage
Which of the following statements accurately describes the political process for proposed legislation?
A. The House of Representatives and Senate use the exact same rules, procedures, and criteria for debate and argument. B. Filibusters in the Senate are used to stop bills from coming to a floor vote. C. Cloture in the Senate is used to send a bill to committee for further discussion and review. D. The Rules Committee in the House of Representatives can call for a floor vote at any time once a bill is introduced. E. The House of Representatives and the Senate both allot the same amount of time for party leaders to present their arguments.
The Three-Fifths Compromise favored which group of people the most?
a. New England merchants b. white residents of slaveholding states c. slaves and Native Americans d. Western farmers