Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The two most important functions of Congress are representation and lawmaking.
2. The founders created the congressional decision-making process to be fast.
3. Congressional oversight refers to a congressional committee’s monitoring of the executive branch and government agencies to ensure they are acting as Congress intends.
4. The Senate checks the executive branch through the approval of appointments to the Supreme Court.
5. The job of confirming presidential appointments belongs to the judiciary.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False

Political Science

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Different approaches to colonial rule by the British, particularly with respect to religion and education, led to uneven political and economic development in the north and the south. Which of the following was its result?

A. Several hundreds of people from north attained university degrees, while the southerners remained uneducated. B. Southerners were far more likely to work within the colonial administration. C. Exposure to European cultural influences encouraged the people from north to take a more active role in politics. D. Nationalist pro-independence movements had emerged in the north and local candidates ran in municipal elections. E. The southerners refrained from converting into Christianity.

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Only democracies are vulnerable to public opinion

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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According to individualism, economic interests should be dictated by _____.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Statists are more likely to argue that terrorists should be tried in state as opposed to federal courts

a. True b. False

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