Characterize the History of Committees in Congress

question 37

Essay

Characterize the history of committees in Congress. When and why did Congress adopt committees? Has the role of committees been the same throughout history? Did the committee system develop uniformly in both chambers? Be specific and provide context when possible.

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Definitions:

First-Grader

Refers typically to a student in the first grade of school, being their second year of formal education, usually six or seven years old in many countries.

Teacher's Attitude

The predispositions or orientations a teacher holds towards students, teaching practices, and educational expectations.

Spearman Rank-Correlation

A non-parametric measure of rank correlation, assessing how well the relationship between two variables can be described using a monotonic function.

Nonparametric Test

A type of statistical test that does not assume the data comes from a particular distribution.