Today, cultural issues are a key component of the party platforms

How does the textbook define equality of results?

a. the belief that every person's vote counts equally b. the belief that the laws should apply equally to all persons c. the elimination of artificial barriers to success in life d. the equal sharing of income and material rewards

The greatest importance of standing committees is that they ______.

a. permit the leadership to control the legislative process b. control the influence of lobbyists on the legislative process c. are so powerful because they scrutinize, hold hearings on, amend, and often kill legislation d. give the president more power in the legislative process than he would have otherwise