Why do members of Congress introduce legislation? Outline the three broad categories and give an example of each.
What will be an ideal response?
The categories are personal, political, and policy. Personal means the member has a personal experience or reason for wanting the bill passed—such as having a mentally ill daughter and introducing a bill to fund mental illness programs. Political means introducing a bill for reelection or partisan reasons, such as sponsoring a labor bill to win the support of union workers in one’s district. Finally, policy means sponsoring a bill because it furthers policy ends the member cares about or that responds to a real-world problem, such as introducing an energy bill during a time when gasoline prices are on the rise.
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China's is a little over 1 per 100,000. Which sequence of comparative methods would be most helpful in discovering the causes of the difference and whether the causes are unique to Russia or shared by many countries? a. quantitative, comparative cases, and case study b. case study, comparative cases, and quantitative c. comparative cases, quantitative, and case study d. case study, quantitative, and comparative cases
Within political science, what dictates which data you collect?
A. statistical method B. conceptual framework C. variables D. theory
Given its six year, staggered terms and indirect elections by state legislatures, the Senate was designed to
a. react quickly to public pressure or crises. b. slow down the pace of legislation and cool popular passions. c. consider the input of the people, not elites, when considering laws. d. be more unified around partisan principles than the House.
For a signature on a ballot measure petition to be valid, the person must be a registered voter in the county where he or she signs the petition.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)