As part of their _________ function, state legislatures may request that agency heads provide testimony about spending in hearings, or they may investigate particular bureaucratic agencies to ensure that funds are being disbursed as desired.
a. law-making
b. oversight
c. representative
d. trustee
b. oversight
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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following is an outcome of the Occupy Movement in the United States?
a. influencing public opinion b. electoral success on the right c. reduced inequality d. changing American political debate
For a bill to pass in either chamber of Congress, it must
A. receive the support of two-thirds of its members. B. be passed within two weeks of its passage by the other chamber. C. be passed within a month of its passage by the other chamber. D. receive the support of a simple majority of its members. E. receive the support of a third of its members.
Compare and contrast the pluralist and elite theories of interest group formation.
What will be an ideal response?