What is meant by the “safety valve” function of congressional committees?
What will be an ideal response?
This is the idea that committees are important outlets for national debates and controversies. These debates can help the public vent, absorb, and perhaps resolve emerging and ongoing tensions. Hearings can help citizens learn about public problems and feel like their voices are heard and they are able to participate in the political process.
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This is called a(n) procedure. a. counterbalancing b. double-blind c. treatment-placebo d. matched ignorance
A sign of weak democratization in Russia can be seen in the fact that
a. voter turnout has been low. b. no new parties have been formed since the creation of United Russia. c. national election laws effectively disqualify small national parties and regional parties. d. although the country has held regular elections, Russia has yet to experience a real transfer of power from one political grouping to another. e. new parties cannot be formed without the consent of the government.