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What is an example of a "Sunshine Law?" - Legislation guaranteeing access to data held by the state. Over 85 countries have laws guaranteeing open records by the government. What is cognitive dissonance? - Occurs when one holds two conflicting ideas simultaneously. Theoretically this provides a motivation to reconcile these two ideas, often by changing opinions and actions. What is the US Committee on Ways and Means responsible for? - Responsible for taxation, tariffs, and revenue. Has always been one of the most important committees due to its wide jurisdiction. Which artist helped develop the American abstract expressionist art style in the 1940s? - Jackson Pollock. From which country does the US import the most goods? - China. China produces 15.4 percent of all US imports, Canada 11.6 percent, Mexico 9.1 percent, and Japan 4.9 percent. Convention of Kanagawa - Commodore Matthew Perry's "Black Ships" arrived in Japan and Perry demanded a trade treaty. As a result, this treaty was concluded with representatives of the Shogun, opening Japan to western trade in 1854. This prompted the end of Japan's isolationist Sakoku period, in which contact and trade with the west was severely limited.