The main purpose of standing committees is:

A. to work out compromises between House and Senate versions of bills.
B. to carry on business between legislative sessions.
C. to centralize influence in the legislature.
D. to provide a division of labor for evaluating proposals and overseeing agencies.


D

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The Federal Highway Act of 1956 established:

A. the interstate highway system. B. AMTRAK. C. the heavy rail system. D. none of the above

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What international group includes China, Kazahkstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan?

a. The Eurasian Union. b. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization. c. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. d. The Partnership for Peace.

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Civil wars are most likely to occur in countries with a combination of ________

A. rough terrains and a dispersed population B. islands with a geographically proximate population C. even terrains and a well-connected population D. even terrains and a dispersed population E. rough terrains with a mobilized population

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Compare the spoils system to the federal civil service system in terms of how each has influenced the performance of the federal bureaucracy

What will be an ideal response?

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