How do senators short-circuit formalities in introducing bills?

a. by sending bills directly to the Rules Committee
b. by introducing bills during filibusters
c. by offering bills as amendments to pending legislation
d. by placing bills in the hopper


Answer: c

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In analyzing the Grameen Bank's success, the three perspectives agree that microcredit strategies are successful because they

a. avoid the inherently unequal state and international economic systems. b. are built on the local decision-making of poor people. c. apply collective-responsibility methods by organizing local committees. d. ensure that the people who do the work receive the benefits. e. All of the above are correct.

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