Category: Social studies

What are little legislatures? As “little legislatures,” committees monitor on-going governmental operations, identify issues suitable for legislative review, gather and evaluate information, and recommend courses of action to their parent body. … Are congressional committees called for in the Constitution? Committees are not mentioned in the Constitution. Committees have become very powerful because committees generally […]

Why is the lottery a tradition in the village? The elaborate ritual of the lottery is designed so that all villagers have the same chance of becoming the victim—even children are at risk. Each year, someone new is chosen and killed, and no family is safe. Why do you think the village has a lottery […]

What were the causes of the Canadian Migration? It started with the mechanization of the textile industries, the development of iron-making techniques, and the increased use of refined coal. It was at the same time met with a rapid population explosion. What are the main cultures in Canada? The culture of Canada has been primarily […]

Why heterochromatin is genetically inactive? The two types of chromatin, heterochromatin and euchromatin, are functionally and structurally distinct regions of the genome. Heterochromatin is densely packed and inaccessible to transcription factors so it is rendered transcriptionally silent (Richards and Elgin 2002). How does heterochromatin affect gene expression? In the autosomal heterochromatin, the gene loci appear […]

What is a majority opinion in the Supreme Court? “Majority opinion” is a judicial opinion that is joined by more than half the judges deciding a case. “Concurring opinion,” or concurrence, is the separate judicial opinion of an appellate judge who voted with the majority. What is the purpose of the minority opinion? A minority […]

What marks the beginning of representational thought when children begin quizlet? What is representational thought? Marked by object permanence, a child has begun to create mental representations of external objects and events. What is early representational thought? Early Representational Thought (18-24 months) Children begin to develop symbols to represent events or objects in the world […]

Who does the chief accounting officer report to? Both positions also report to the chief financial officer (CFO). In most other ways, the two corporate roles are dissimilar, though equally important. What does the chief accounting officer do? A chief accounting officer is the operations manager in charge of accounting for an organization. CAOs are […]

Which of the following prohibits religious discrimination in employment? Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) prohibits federal agencies from discriminating against employees or applicants for employment because of their religious beliefs in hiring, firing and other terms and conditions of employment. Can I sue my employer for religious discrimination? If […]

Which court decision led Congress to enact the Military Commissions Act? In large part, the Military Commissions Act was the response of the Bush Administration to a major Supreme Court decision of 2006 – Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. Why was the Military Commission Act of 2006 ruled unconstitutional quizlet? In large part, the Military Commissions Act […]

How are fossils used to study past climates? Fossils that provide indirect (proxy) information on past environmental conditions are called paleo-indicators. The presence of fossils representative of these organisms can tell us a great deal about the environments of the past; what the climate was like, and what sorts of plants and animals inhabited the […]