Congressional standing committees are best described as
A) specially appointed investigative bodies
B) joint committees of the two houses of Congress
C) committees created for each session
D) permanet subject-matter committees
E) advisory staff agencies
Answer: D) permanet subject-matter committees
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Which factor largely accounts for the failure of the U.S. electoral system to produce a third party that rivals the Democrats and Republicans?
a. multi-member districts and a proportional voting system b. single-member districts and a nonpartisan blanket primary system c. multi-member districts and a plurality voting system d. single-member districts and a plurality voting system
A successful campaign begins with achieving high turnout among the campaign's own loyal voters
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The first ________ in April 1970 helped to spur on a number of environmental groups.
A) Earth Day B) smog alert C) serious oil spill D) nuclear power plant accident E) nuclear plant explosion
Political parties are
a. not mentioned in the Constitution. b. prohibited by the Constitution, although the First Amendment overrides the prohibition. c. explicitly provided for in Article II of the Constitution. d. prohibited by the Constitution, although the Supreme Court struck down the prohibition shortly after the first Congress met.