Because of the Inherent Tension in Congress Between the Need

question 42

Multiple Choice

Because of the inherent tension in Congress between the need for strong leadership at the top and the individual congressional member's need to act according to local concerns,

• A)Congress is unable to take effective action to counter the growth in the power of the president.
• B)power in the Congress is widely fragmented.
• C)power in the Congress is highly centralized in the Speaker and Senate president pro tempore.
• D)members of Congress prefer to address international issues because the tension between local and national issues is less substantial in this situation.
• E)Congress has been unable to take effective action to counter the growth in the power of the Supreme Court.

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