Congress makes use of ______ to increase its checks on the executive branch of government.

a. the Legislative Budget Board
b. conference committees
c. the Government Accountability Office
d. the Joint Authorization Task Force

c. the Government Accountability Office

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Which type of reliability would provide an index of the stability of a variable?

A) interrater reliability B) test-retest reliability C) inter-subject stability D) internal consistency reliability

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Which of the following statements is a reason that proportional representation systems may be better than single-member district systems?

a. Proportional representation systems narrow the choices for voters. b. Proportional representation systems promote greater political stability. c. Proportional representation systems promote moderate partisan politics. d. Proportional representation systems encourage a wider range of alternatives for voters.

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