How has the role of the Rules Committee changed over Congress’s history?
What will be an ideal response?
The original Rules Committee prepared rules each new Congress and then dissolved. Over time, House procedures became more complex and the Rules Committee became a standing committee. Over time, the speaker’s control over the Rules Committee has fluctuated along with majority party power, with the speaker having significant control in the modern era.
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a. mental world. b. life world. c. experiential world. d. internal structure
1 Mexican courts have a rich tradition of judicial independence
a. true b. false
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