Amember of congress has been appointed to a new
committee. the committee is charged with investigating
accusations of ethics violations against several members
of a prominent congressional caucus. once the
investigation concludes, the committee will likely be
eliminated.
which type of congressional committee does the passage most likely
describe?
a. a select committee
b. a joint committee
c. a conference committee
d. a standing committee

The correct answer to the following question will be Option A (a select committee).

Explanation:

A select committee is indeed a committee consisting of a limited number of parliamentary members assigned to deal with specific issues or areas that derive from the Westminster parliamentary democracy structure. There are various commissions in the British Parliament and other Westminster-based parliaments, such as in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, and Hong-Kong.These are often investigating in nature, collecting evidence or data for issues or law land will disappear shortly after their supervisors publish their findings.

Therefore, a Select Committee is defined in the specified paragraph.