In case both the president and the vice president die, resign, or are disabled, the _________ directs that the Speaker of the House of Representatives will act as president on her or his resignation as Speaker and as representative.

Which of the following describes the best multiple choice item?

a) The difficulty level is .90. b) The distracters are implausible. c) A large proportion of the low group answered the item correctly. d) The discrimination level is .90.

Congressional committees can use their jurisdiction to request testimony from ______ and _______ to explain the way they implement programs

A) ?agency; military officials B) ?agency; cabinet officials C) ?cabinet officials; federal judges D) ?governors; agency officials E) ?cabinet officials; governors