Briefly, what do committees do?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. Committees deal with bills, and occasionally they exercise oversight over administrative bodies in the executive branch by conducting hearings or investigations. Led by chairpersons who have discretion over which bills to bring up for consideration, mainly committees shape (reword) or amend bills after holding hearings at which witnesses who will be affected by potential changes provide testimony, predictions, and complaints about what's being proposed. Committee members deliberate over the merits and possible effects of a proposed law, and ultimately vote on it; if a majority on the committee vote for it at this stage, they are recommending that the bill be considered and voted on by the whole chamber. The majority party members outnumber minority party members on every committee, so the majority party steers the discussions and shapes the legislation to reflect their policy preferences.
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a. by encouraging participation b. by overcoming political inequality c. by creating new majorities d. by overcoming constitutional limitations on change
Divided government would most likely appeal to voters who are concerned about __________
a. partisan brinksmanship b. presidential overreach c. judicial activism d. political stalemates