The greatest importance of standing committees is that they ______.
a. permit the leadership to control the legislative process
b. control the influence of lobbyists on the legislative process
c. are so powerful because they scrutinize, hold hearings on, amend, and often kill legislation
d. give the president more power in the legislative process than he would have otherwise
c. are so powerful because they scrutinize, hold hearings on, amend, and often kill legislation
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Since its decision in Roe, the Supreme Court struck down a state law requiring
A) mandatory 24-hour waiting periods. B) parental consent for teenagers. C) provision of pamphlets with information about alternatives to abortion. D) mandatory consent of husbands. E) consent from a judge for teenagers in special circumstances.
Which of the following is true of the senatorial holds?
A. They are not anonymous. B. They are used to end filibusters. C. They are announced publicly. D. Theyare used to delay legislation. E. They cannot be lifted by cloture.