Sometimes congress will form committees of house and senate members for the purpose of investigating issues, such as the iran-contra issue of the 1980s. these are called a) sub committees. b) joint committees. c) standing committees. d) ways and means committees.

Why did nikita khrushchev order the construction of the berlin wall? a) to enable workers to travel between east and west berlin b) to divide the communist and democratic parts of berlin c) to relax the cold war tensions created by a divided germany d) to defend the rights of west berliners under soviet control