Through which act did Congress attempt to overlay the fundamental line-item structure of the budget with a more performance-based system of assessment and allocation?
A. Budget and Accounting Act
B. Congressional Budget Act
C. Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act
D. Government Performance and Results Act
D. Government Performance and Results Act
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The news media play an important role in preparing citizens for effective participation in government
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is NOT a type of Congressional oversight?
a. Hearings c. Reporting requirements b. Commissions d. Executive privilege
Which of the following is not a general guideline or recommendation for interpreting research presented in the media?
a. locate original sources b. look for correlational findings c. watch for balanced reporting d. detect grammatical errors
If current patterns hold, which of the following statements about congressional representation is most accurate?
a. Individual members do a fairly good job of representing their districts. b. Congressional partisanship has severed the representative connection between Congress and citizens. c. Most of the time individual members are too beholden to special interests to effectively represent the interests of voters. d. Republicans in Congress are much more closely tied to the representational interests of their districts than Democratic members.