Identify and define the four types of congressional committees.

What will be an ideal response?


?Standing committees: Permanent bodies with specific legislative responsibilities
?Select committees: Appointed for a limited purpose, do not introduce legislation, exist only for a few years
?Joint committees: Have members from both chambers
?Conference committees: Appointed to resolve differences in legislation

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Internal validity in qualitative research focuses on

a. understanding how variables are causally related and how they generalize to all people. b. understanding how variables are causally related in a particular context. c. generalizing findings from a particular individual to the larger population. d. nomological causation.

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The CIA is a good example of a federal

A) independent agency. B) regulatory commission. C) government corporation. D) cabinet department. E) planning commission.

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is most likely to fight to reduce which of the following?

a. racism b. affirmative action— c. sexism d. sodomy

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