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Congressional Hearing Days in the House that Investigated the Executive Branch

Use the bar graph below to answer the following questions.

Question 1

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Using the bar graph, identify the president who faced the fewest number of investigative hearing days in a single year when the House was controlled by the opposing party?

Question 2

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Describe the relationship between investigative hearing days and party control of the House and the Presidency as shown in the bar graph.

Question 3

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Draw a conclusion about how the difference in congressional hearing days between 1970-1980 and 1990-2000 may have affected presidential power during those periods.

Question 4

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Explain whether the data in the bar graph for the years in which the President's party controlled the House reflect Madison's ideas in Federalist 51.

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