The __________ is an executive office that monitors federal agencies and provides the president with expert advice on policy-related topics

Political scientist John Zaller showed that opinion changes generated by an event or some other piece of new information are more likely when:

a. the individual is more highly educated and is used to considering different possibilities b. the individual does not have a set of preexisting principles with which to interpret the event c. the individual follows politics closely and knows that political issues can be complicated d. the individual is a senior citizen and has more life experiences upon which to reflect

A major function of subcommittees is to __________

a. raise campaign funds for members b. initiate discharge petitions, when necessary c. return all bills to the House or Senate for deliberation d. screen bills with little chance of passage