Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1.When members pursue individual goals, it may undermine the reputation of their party or of Congress as a whole.
2.The levels of partisanship and ideological homogeneity within each of the parties have declined in recent years.
3.A party’s committee members are, like party leaders, the party’s agents, and party majorities use their ultimate control over committee assignments to keep their agents responsive to the party’s desires.
4.The process for spending money involves two steps in each chamber: Committees of Jurisdiction authorize spending for specific programs and the Appropriations Committee appropriates money for those programs.
5.Congress tried to cope with its growing workload by adding staff and specialized research agencies.


1.true
2.false
3.true
4.true
5.true

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