Aplaintiff sued a defendant for negligence, seeking $100,000 in the federal court of state a, after the two were involved in a car accident while driving through state b. the defendant's defense was that the plaintiff was contributorily negligent; contributory negligence is a complete defense under the applicable state law. the plaintiff won after a full trial. may the defendant now bring a negligence claim against the plaintiff in a new suit for injuries from the accident that was previously litigated? a yes, because the defendant's claim is not the same as that of the plaintiff. b yes, because claim preclusion (res judicata) applies only if the claims are brought by the same parties. c no, because the counterclaim is barred as an unasserted compulsory counterclaim. d no, because the defendant's claim merged with the prior judgment and is now barred.

Which of the following statements best illustrates an argument on whether congress is effective on providing oversight of the bureaucracy? a. congress is very effective in providing oversight of the bureaucracy. b. congress is not very effective in providing oversight to the bureaucracy because they lack the technical expertise and they are part of the iron triangles that create a relationship with the bureaucracy and interest groups to show more a. congress is very effective in providing oversight of the bureaucracy. b.congress is not very effective in providing oversight to the bureaucracy because they lack the technical expertise and they are part of the iron triangles that create a relationship with the bureaucracy and interest groups to further their own interests and not necessarily the public interest. c.congress provides effective oversight of the bureaucracy through the budgetary process. d.congress is not effective in providing oversight because of the budget and enabling legislation.