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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