A common and effective method for Congress to enforce its oversight of a federal agency with which ...

A common and effective method for Congress to enforce its oversight of a federal agency with which it is dissatisfied is to
 
  a. fine the agency.
  b. transfer the agency to the executive branch.
  c. hold extensive Congressional hearings.
  d. reduce or eliminate the agencys budget.
  e. prosecute the agencys officials.

Question -2-

Though Congress may delegate power to the bureaucratic agencies, Congress does not normally give open-ended power, and it does not relinquish all power. The process of retaining ultimate authority is called
 
  a. auditing.
  b. congressional prerogative.
  c. congressional oversight.
  d. partial delegation.
  e. retention.

Question -3-

What is meant by administrative law?
 
  a. ethical standards for agency employees including all managers and administrators
  b. a law that relates to the authority of administrative agencies and the rules promulgated by those agencies
  c. laws in which Congress dictates how an agency head will conduct his or her business
  d. laws created by the president that all federal agencies must follow but state agencies may disregard in certain cases
  e. court opinions that carry the weight of law based on Supreme Court rulings that have stood over time

Question -4-

What is meant by delegated congressional power?
 
  a. Congress delegates limited powers of lawmaking to the president.
  b. Congress chooses how it wishes to enforce particular laws and states decide whether to support these decisions.
  c. Congress surrenders its lawmaking powers to the state legislatures.
  d. Though Congress has the constitutional power to make laws, it gives an agency the effective power to make laws related to the agencys particular sphere of influence.
  e. The Supreme Court takes the authority to make laws from Congress and delegates it instead to the agencies.

Question -5-

The federal bureaucracy that is charged with car emissions and pollution standards is the
 
  a. National Park Service.
  b. Department of the Interior.
  c. Environmental Protection Agency.
  d. Sierra Club.
  e. Occupational Health and Safety Administration.