Which committee acts as screening mechanisms for bills by holding hearings, debating and marking up bills before allowing them to be considered by the whole House or Senate?
A) standing
B) conference
C) joint
D) select
A
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a. habeas corpus b. ex post facto laws c. bills of attainder d. writs of certiorari
What differentiates interval from ratio scales of measurement?
a. Interval scales use rank order; ratio scales do not b. In a ratio scale equal distance on the dimension represent equal distance on the dimension being measured; this is not true for interval c. Scores of zero are not possible on interval scales d. Ratio scales include an absolute zero point – indicating the absence of what is being measured
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A) ?pluralist B) regressive C) ??discretionary D) ?positive E) ??progressive
Totalitarianism differs from authoritarianism in allowing no __________
a. elections b. personal freedom c. political parties d. veto over legislation