Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who favored affirmative action in higher education, was replaced by Justice __________ who was far more hostile to these programs

__________ committees exist in both the House and Senate, may be temporary or permanent, and usually have a focused responsibility

a. Conference b. Select/Special c. Standing d. Temporal

Partisan elected officials tend to have ideologies that 

A. are more consistent than those of other Americans. B. are less consistent than those of other Americans. C. show the same variation as those of other Americans. D. are more consistent for Republicans than for Democrats. E. are more consistent for Democrats than for Republicans.