How does the financial crisis of 2008 illustrate how Congress operates during a crisis?

What will be an ideal response?


Students could highlight a variety of themes here, such as presidential power vis-à-vis Congress during crises, challenges of a need for quick action in a body based on deliberation, difficulty with reigning in executive agencies, and/or attempts to satisfy constituents.

Political Science

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Which of the following systems is based on industries accounting for carbon emissions through a market system?

A. Cap and trade B. Collective bargaining C. Self-regulating D. Unregulated E. Tax and spend

Political Science

____ describes a situation in which it is better for participants to cooperate than to be narrowly self-interested

A) Anarchic complexity B) Prisoner's dilemma C) Security D) Stag hunt E) State level

Political Science

Nineteenth-century treaties with Indians concerning citizenship resulted in

a. relatively few Indians becoming citizens. b. tens of thousands of Indians receiving citizenship. c. the disbanding of the Cherokee Nation. d. the dissolution of most tribes. e. the Trail of Tears.

Political Science

Senate majority leader Harry Reid invoked the ______, which eliminated the filibuster on non Supreme Court nominees as a response to the backlog of cases and increased gridlock.

a. anti-filibuster movement b. Constitution c. expedited hearing d. nuclear option

Political Science