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Supervising and investigating the manner in which the legislative bureaucracy carries out and implements the laws Congress passes is a function called_____________?

Correct answer: C. oversight

  • A. control of Congress
  • B. Ways and Means
  • C. oversight
  • D. supervision

Explanation

Oversight is the legislature's process of monitoring agencies and investigating how they implement laws. Ways and Means is a specific committee concerned largely with taxation and revenue, not general legislative supervision.

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