Seniority used to be the rule in selecting committee chairs. Which factors are more important today?
What will be an ideal response?
Students should discuss the role of party loyalty, fund-raising skills, and legislative skills.
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What is the meaning of Tip O'Neill's comment, "All politics is local"?
a. Corruption at the local level is partly to blame for national policy failure. b. The president is partly to blame for national policy failure. c. Institutional design is partly to blame for national policy failure. d. Representatives spend too much time in their local districts.
If the Lesotho has a Gini coefficient of 63 and Sweden has a Gini coefficient of 25, what does that tell us about the two countries?
a. Sweden has a higher unemployment rate. b. Lesotho has a more well-educated population. c. Lesotho has less overall wealth. d. Wealth is more equally divided among the people in Sweden.