Describe the changes that have influenced the power of committees in Congress.
What will be an ideal response?
The revolution against Speaker Cannon resulted in the seniority system that empowered committee chairs. Democratic Study Group challenges in 1970s empowered parties and fragmented the system. Growing power of party leaders over committees through more tools to promote coordination.
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Explain the working of the bicameral parliament of Japan. How have the opposition parties made use of this to block the power of LDP?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following could be the subject of study using Kenneth Waltz's levels of analysis approach?
a. individuals within states whose personalities dictate cross-border behavior b. the power of the business community compared to government power within a state c. the relation of trade to regional instability d. weaknesses in the League of Nations and their failure to inhibit the rise of Nazi Germany e. All of the above could be studied in Waltz's approach
The ________ was passed in 1998 to penalize Internet material posted for commercial
purposes that was harmful to minors. a. Communications Decency Act b. Deleting Online Predators Act c. Stop Online Piracy Act d. Protect Intellectual Property Act e. Child Online Protection Act
As a result of the civil service reform movement that arose in the post-Civil War era, the __________ Act was passed to create a merit-based system for hiring federal employees
A) ?Pendleton Civil Service Reform B) ?Civil Rights C) ?Hatch D) ??Voting Rights E) ??Equal Pay