Explain the selection, responsibilities, and privileges of committee chairs in the House and Senate
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Note that committee chairs in the House, unlike the Senate, are no longer selected by seniority. Rather, they are interviewed by party leaders to ensure party loyalty.
2. Identify responsibilities of the post, such as authorization to select all subcommittee chairs, to call meetings, and to recommend majority members to sit on conference committees. They have the power to kill a bill by refusing to hear it.
3. List privileges, such as a large committee staff or being the recipient of special favor from lobbyists.
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A) held that euthanasia is one of the civil liberties protected by the Constitution. B) held that state laws permitting assisted suicide were unconstitutional. C) held that state laws banning physician-assisted suicide are inherently unconstitutional. D) upheld the states' rights to ban assisted suicide or mercy killing. E) denounced the states' rights to ban the practice of assisted suicide.
The federal government is interested in better understanding traffic patterns as part of transportation policy. To study this topic, it issues a(n) ______ to researchers who will apply for funding to conduct research on the project, based upon the questions that the government wants answered.
A. Informed consent form B. Request for proposals C. White paper D. Request for donations