Political parties are important in the us congress, because party affiliation determines which new laws must be written. promotes development of a shared ideology. decides the importance of various committees. shapes the debate and controls legislative agenda.

Compare the postwar europe envisioned by truman with that envisioned by stalin. how do you account for the differences between these two visions?

Why are the prairie provinces an important economic sector of canada? (site 1)

How was the war powers resolution intended to limit presidential authority? a. congress needed to be notified of troop deployments. b. presidential authority to declare war was abolished. c. congress had to approve of military appointments. d. the president could send troops as needed to areas of crisis.