How can the Senate obtain floor action when a bill is blocked in committee?
What will be an ideal response?
There are two effective means of obtaining floor action in this situation. First, a senator with the Senate’s approval can add the bill as a non-relevant/non-germane amendment to another bill. Second, the Senate can bypass the committee entirely by placing the bill directly on the calendar. (Two other methods, suspending the rule or discharging the bill, are very rare and not effective; students need not mention these for full credit.)
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How did President Kennedy change the way in which the executive branch used television?
A) Kennedy ran advertisements that advocated for his programs. B) Kennedy used television to address Congress. C) Kennedy gave the first televised State of the Union address. D) Kennedy used live television for press conferences. E) Kennedy used television to address his foreign opponents.
Based on your knowledge of the current patterns of media use, what strategy would best maximize the efficiency of a political candidate's election campaign?
a. create earned media coverage b. spark an adversarial relationship with a reporter c. minimize or eliminate pseudo-events d. act in a gatekeeper role
Many Western European governments added __________ to their cabinets in the 1980s
Fill in the blank with correct word
In Haig v. Agee (1981), the Supreme Court upheld the Reagan Administration's decision to revoke the _____ of a former CIA agent whose foreign activities were deemed a threat to national security
a. citizenship b. security clearance c. passport d. transactional immunity