The first national legislative body to meet in the United States was the

a. Virginia House of Burgess

To address shortcomings, state legislatures in recent decades have ________

A. become appointed rather than elected bodies B. adopted internal reforms C. significantly decreased staff support D. increased their reliance on campaign funding from lobbyists E. increased the duration of terms in office

One of the major differences between an applied research report and a journal article is that ______.

A. a research report is only for the academic world, whereas a journal article is public B. a research report has a methods section and a journal article does not C. an applied research report must focus on answering a particular research question D. a journal article must focus on answering a particular research question