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What is the function of the House Rules Committee? Why is it so important? Be sure to give examples of the rules the committee may use.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Why is the elastic clause of the Constitutionalso called the necessary and proper clauseso important?
 
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Question 3

Discuss the evolution of abortion rights.
 
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Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Explain that the Rules Committee decides how a bill will be debated on the floor, by the full House membership, following subcommittee review and markup.
2, State that the House Rules Committee is unique to the House of Representatives without a direct parallel in the Senate.
3, Explain that every bill must pass through a Rules Committee, which establishes rules regarding the consideration of the legislation; this helps streamline the process and make things fair.
4, Note that the majority party obtains a huge advantage in pushing through its legislation and thwarting the intent of opposition bills.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Define the elastic clause, a provision of the Constitution (Article I, Section 8) stating that Congress has the power to make all laws necessary and proper to implement any of the other powers mentioned in the section; it suggested that many congressional powers were implied rather than spelled out in detail.
2, Explain that this clause was included because although the framers of the Constitution did not want to give excessive power to the government, they also wanted to give it broad power and there was a risk of leaving something out.
3, Conclude that the elastic clause is so important because it greatly enhances the power of the national government.

Answer to Question 3

An ideal response will:
1, Identify the historical events that set off a string of abortion cases.
2, Recall the basic facts of Roe v. Wade.
3, Explain how the Supreme Court identified the three stages of pregnancy in ruling on abortion rights.
4, Discuss the ruling of Planned Parenthood v. Casey as a change from Roe v. Wade.



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