Substantive Laws Passed by Congress
The chart shows a study conducted by the Pew Research Center about the share of "substantive" laws passed by Congress over time. Examine the chart, then answer the questions.
Source 1
Pew Research Center, 2021.
Question 1
According to the chart, what two types of laws are being compared in terms of the percentage passed by Congress from 1965 to 2020? How do the definitions provided distinguish between these two categories of laws?
Question 2
What trend does the chart show regarding the share of substantive laws passed by Congress over the time period shown? In the most recent Congress on the chart (116th), approximately what percentage of laws passed were substantive?
Question 3
Based on your knowledge of U.S. history and government, what factors do you think might contribute to Congress passing a lower percentage of substantive laws in recent decades compared to the 1960s? Provide two possible reasons.
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