Explain the lawmaking process and analyze the effectiveness of the process and the tools that assist or impede the process including:
- filibusters
- pork barrel
- budget decisions

the secretary of state, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the senate, is the president's chief foreign affairs adviser. the secretary carries out the president's foreign policies through the state department and the foreign service of the united states.

i would say b. research typically uses a variety of sources