Which kind of committee can be convened to conduct a special investigation in the event of a major scandal?
a. conference
b. investigative
c. joint
d. select/special
e. standing
c
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Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the national debt as a percentage of GDP?
a. It has not changed over the past twenty years. b. It is the highest it has ever been. c. It is declining but it is still at the historic high. d. It is rising but it is still lower than the historic high.
At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed that __________ of slaves would be counted for determining population for representation in the House of Representatives
a. one-third b. three-fifths c. two-thirds d. four-fifths
The Supreme Court opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford asserted which of the following?
A. Slaves were not citizens under the Constitution and Congress could not outlaw slavery in the new territories. B. A slave had a right to seek freedom across state lines. C. Congress could outlaw slavery in the new territories, but any slaves who escaped had to be returned to their owners. D. Congress had misinterpreted the intentions of the Framers and slave owners should be allowed to import more slaves from overseas.
President Obama appointed
A. Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, to replace Justices Souter and Stevens. B. the first Hispanic member of the Supreme Court. C. the first African American member of the Supreme Court. D. Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, to replace Justices Souter and Stevens, and the first Hispanic member of the Supreme Court. E. Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, to replace Justices Souter and Stevens, and the first African American member of the Supreme Court.