What are some of the barriers to successful congressional oversight?
What will be an ideal response?
Students could address a variety of issues, including the following: unified government may dampen oversight; committees may develop friendly alliances with or biases toward the agencies they authorize, fund, and oversee; the fact that many oversight tools (such as appropriations or new statutes) are blunt tools; and difficulties with assessing when an agency is failing to follow the law.
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The 1960 political episode that brought down the Liberal Democrat government of Kishi Nobusuke involved the government's decision to
a. allow the United States to base nuclear weapons in the country. b. seek membership in the anti-communist U.S.-dominated Asian-Pacific Defense Pact. c. seek closer ties to the Soviet Union. d. publicly apologize to China for the "rape of Nanking.". e. continue to allow U.S. troops to be stationed in Japan.
Why was segregation in the North different from that in the South?
A) It was considered to have occurred as the result of private decisions made by individuals. B) It was more strictly enforced in the North. C) It was part of the legal system since the Revolution, whereas the South only instituted it after the Civil War. D) It occurred much less frequently. E) It never took place in the schools.
Which of the following relationships is most likely to be spurious?
When planning a research project, scientists usually review the literature (published papers, books, etc) on their topic of interest. Which of the following is NOT a standard reason to do so?
a. to understand the current state of knowledge about your topic b. to see whether the study you plan to do has already been done c. to learn about methodological approaches to and problems with studying your topic d. to find out about funding sources for your study