Explain the selection, responsibilities, and privileges of committee chairs in the House and Senate
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Note that committee chairs in the House, unlike the Senate, are no longer selected by seniority. Rather, they are interviewed by party leaders to ensure party loyalty.
2. Identify responsibilities of the post, such as authorization to select all subcommittee chairs, to call meetings, and to recommend majority members to sit on conference committees. They have the power to kill a bill by refusing to hear it.
3. List privileges, such as a large committee staff or being the recipient of special favor from lobbyists.
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Senators will typically not vote for a potential appointee who is disapproved of strongly by another senator. This practice is known as
a. removal. b. co-optation. c. chubbing. d. clemency. e. senatorial courtesy.
Why were congressional committees formed?
What will be an ideal response?
The United States tends to favor __________, an economic system in which business enterprises and key industries are privately owned
A) capitalism B) communism C) libertarianism D) populism E) socialism
?The requirements to register to vote include all of the following EXCEPT
A. ?choosing a political party. B. ?being age eighteen or older. C. ?being a citizen. D. ?having residency where you register. E. ?All of these choices are true.