What are the three broad mandates of Congress?
a. form subcommittees, report to constituents, balance executive branch authority
b. appropriate lobbyist funding, be delegates for constituents, validate constitutional validity of laws
c. make laws, control the budget, and oversee the executive branch
d. control standing committees, oversee the judicial branch, veto unconstitutional laws
Answer: c
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