According to the Text, the Public Often Lacks Respect for Congress

question 11

Multiple Choice

According to the text, the public often lacks respect for Congress mainly because

• A) members of Congress are seen as spending too much time arguing with one another.
• B) Congress is seen as focusing too much on foreign policy at the expense of domestic issues.
• C) Congress is seen as failing to follow the agenda set for it by the president.
• D) the House of Representatives is seen as having more influence than the Senate.
• E) special interests are seen as having more influence than the people.

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Definitions:

Outstanding Performances

Exceptionally good or impressive acts or displays, often exceeding the norms or expectations.

Decline

A gradual decrease in quality, quantity, or importance.

Statistical Significance

A statistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of data where most values cluster around a central mean.