Congressional oversight
a. was not originally granted to Congress by the Constitution.
b. allows Congress to check the judicial branch bureaucracy.
c. allows Congress some control over policy implementation.
d. is not a power granted to Congress.
Question -2-If Congress discovers that an executive agency is not conducting itself properly or is implementing policy the wrong way, what can it do about it?
a. It can file a formal complaint through an arbitrator.
b. It can fire the agency's head and hire a new one.
c. It can restrict the agency's funding.
d. It can ask the courts to intervene.
Question -3-Casework is best defined as researching and following up on
a. committee findings.
b. inquiries from constituents.
c. inquiries from other representatives.
d. inquiries from the judicial branch.
Question -4-Which of the following is not a significant duty that members of Congress and their staff do for their constituents?
a. Visiting constituents on a weekly basis
b. Assisting constituents with contacting federal agencies
c. Communicating with constituents
d. Providing services to constituents
Question -5-The home style approach
a. focuses on the voting record of a congressional member.
b. paints a congressional member as someone who desires to spend more time in his or her district and less time in Washington, D.C.
c. focuses on the policy decisions of a congressional member.
d. describes a congressional member as someone who can deliver on the things that matter most to his or her constituents.
Question -6-The Congressional Budget Office
a. provides expertise and policy analysis on many issues at every stage of the legislative process.
b. is part of the Library of Congress.
c. provides policy analysis and information regarding economic considerations and research to support the budget process.
d. analyzes the impact of alternative policy positions.
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