All of the following are true of congressional oversight activity EXCEPT ______.

A. oversight activities are not limited by the level of expertise of members of Congress and their staff members
B. oversight activities have increasingly been used as political devices
C. oversight activities are often conducted in reaction to crises
D. oversight can be viewed as a second round of legislative legitimation


A. oversight activities are not limited by the level of expertise of members of Congress and their staff members

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a. 10th Amendment b. 13th Amendment c. 14th Amendment d. 15th Amendment

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Grassroots lobbying occurs when interest groups a. sidestep their membership and take the issue to the general public. b. hire a lobbyist. c. produce awareness campaigns

d. encourage their members to write, call, or visit public officials.

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a. chief of the army. c. chief of federal bureaucracy. b. chief of state. d. chief of all states.

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