The chief purpose of congressional committees is to

a) draft legislation for consideration by the full congress.
b) act as a group to which the president can direct his lobbying effort.
c) provide a place for lobbyists and special interest groups to get support.
d) hold hearings so that bills can be evaluated and studied prior to voting.

In this unit, you read about transitions of power and the formation of newly independent nations in africa, asia, the americas, and the middle east. some of these transitions were peaceful, while others caused long-term instability. why do you think some countries were more successful than others with political transitions? what do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? why or why not?

If you lived in greece in about 300b. c. you had a good chance of witnessing which of the following? select all that apply

Which of the following statements occurred last in the official overthrow of the russian provisional government in october of 1917? the bolsheviks campaigned for support of their political platform. the bolsheviks organized an assault and stormed the winter palace. the bolsheviks and trotsky’s militia seized key targets in petrograd. vladimir lenin established himself as the leader of the bolsheviks. i know the answers a and d are inccorect.