According to the textbook, what is the most common form of political participation?

A primary is a meeting of party adherents who gather to discuss, to deliberate, and finally to give their support to a candidate for president

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Unlike in the House, the scheduling of legislation in the Senate is

A) controlled by the Rules Committee. B) initiated by means of a discharge petition. C) governed by closed rather than open rules. D) handled by the majority and minority leaders. E) determined ad hoc.