Question 1

What three barriers to information flow can hinder congressional oversight?

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Question 2

Identify the purposes of oversight for members of Congress.Discuss whether any one approach is less appropriate than another.

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Answers will vary. First,members of Cong...

Question 3

According to the author, there is substantial evidence that control of administration has always ranked as a high priority for Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What strategy have White House officials claimed as a defense against testifying before Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)   legislative immunity
B)   s specific Hatch Act provision
C)   posse comitatus
D)   executive privilege

Question 5

What is a major challenge associated with basing oversight on determinations of legislative intent?

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Answers will vary. At the time a program...

Question 6

Which type of committee focuses on initiating, reviewing, and reporting out bills?

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A)   appropriations committees
B)   authorizing committees
C)   committees on government operations
D)   executive committees

Question 7

In general how have agencies responded to Congress's request for information?

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Answers will vary. Over time,the tendenc...

Question 8

What is executive privilege, and how has it manifested itself in different administrations?

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Answers will vary. Executive privilege i...

Question 9

Since it is essential to administration, oversight tends to rank high among congressional priorities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What does the author call the "unholy trinity?"

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Answers will vary. The unholy ...

Question 11

In 2004, the GAO changed the key part of its name from ______ to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   administrative; accounting
B)   appropriation; accountability
C)   accounting; accountability
D)   authorizing; appropriations

Question 12

How does the concept of program effectiveness apply to legislative oversight?

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Answers will vary. When review...

Question 13

The Nixon administration made famous which of the following barriers to information flow?

Accepted Answer

A)   secrecy
B)   administrative confidentiality
C)   executive privilege
D)   protection of an individual's private information C

Question 14

All of the following are elements of systems that hold public administrators accountable EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   voluntary compliance
B)   redundancy
C)   monitoring
D)   sanctions

Question 15

Executive privilege started to become popular during the ______ administration.

Accepted Answer

A)   Clinton
B)   Nixon
C)   George W. Bush
D)   Ford

Question 16

What is a primary reason for GAO being unable to attract public attention to its work?

Accepted Answer

A)   its rapid production of documents and reports
B)   There is little access to reports on Internet.
C)   the length of time it takes to complete reports
D)   no particular reason C

Question 17

According to the text, what have state legislatures done in response to GAO's effort with regard to the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A)   nothing
B)   They've tended to decrease legislative volume.
C)   They've established their own evaluation shops.
D)   They've accepted more grant dollars aimed at ensuring compliance.

Question 18

According to the text, appropriations committees may have the most impressive credentials for oversight but ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   their staff members are not issue experts
B)   they have a limited scope of power
C)   their effectiveness in carrying out oversight remains relatively weak
D)   their knowledge of agencies and programs is limited C

Question 19

Which of the following is one of the barriers to information flow that makes Congressional oversight much more challenging?

Accepted Answer

A)   legislative review
B)   adequate staffing
C)   reelection campaigns
D)   administrative confidentiality

Question 20

The Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan administration is most closely associated with which of the following barriers to information flow?

Accepted Answer

A)   secrecy
B)   administrative confidentiality
C)   small congressional staffs
D)   large congressional staffs

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What three barriers to information flow can hinder congressional oversight?

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Identify the purposes of oversight for members of Congress.Discuss whether any one approach is less appropriate than another.

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According to the author, there is substantial evidence that control of administration has always ranked as a high priority for Congress.

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What strategy have White House officials claimed as a defense against testifying before Congress?

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What is a major challenge associated with basing oversight on determinations of legislative intent?

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Which type of committee focuses on initiating, reviewing, and reporting out bills?

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In general how have agencies responded to Congress's request for information?

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What is executive privilege, and how has it manifested itself in different administrations?

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Since it is essential to administration, oversight tends to rank high among congressional priorities.

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What does the author call the "unholy trinity?"

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In 2004, the GAO changed the key part of its name from ______ to ______.

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How does the concept of program effectiveness apply to legislative oversight?

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The Nixon administration made famous which of the following barriers to information flow?

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Executive privilege started to become popular during the ______ administration.

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According to the text, what have state legislatures done in response to GAO's effort with regard to the federal government?

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Which of the following is one of the barriers to information flow that makes Congressional oversight much more challenging?

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