Why has the creative use of complex rules expanded in recent years?
What will be an ideal response?
Multiple factors here; most important is the increasing use of multiple referrals, because these require the Rules Committee to play more of a role in coordinating floor action among multiple committees. Other factors include the rise of omnibus bills, desire of majority leaders to exert greater control, impatience with obstructive/delay tactics, demands from members for greater predictability, and efforts by committee leaders to limit amendments.
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Thomas Patterson's observation that "today's presidential campaign is essentially a mass media campaign" suggests that __________
a. voters have very little understanding of the campaign apart from what they see and hear in the media b. the media exercise considerable influence over a vast number of citizens' votes c. campaigns are for the masses and are mediated by political elites d. the media control electoral outcomes
Why might we question the statement that persuasion is all there is to power?
A)Persuasion is a subjective quality we cannot measure. B)Persuasion alone does not explain major policy successes of many presidents. C)Many presidents are uncharismatic and disliked. D)Persuasion is a purely institutional explanation for policy success.