AP®︎ U.S. Government & Politics: Topic 2.15 Flashcards

Government decisions and actions intended to address public issues

Committee review, monitoring, investigation, and supervision of executive agencies, including hearings, testimony, and document requests

Congress’s authority to fund agencies and restrict how appropriated money may be used

A mechanism allowing one or both chambers or a committee to reject an executive action without completing the ordinary lawmaking process

The Supreme Court invalidated the one-house legislative veto because congressional actions changing legal rights require bicameralism and presentment

Distinct institutions and stages through which stakeholders can influence policy, including Congress, executive agencies, and the courts

Pursuing a preferred policy result through different branches or institutional settings

Stages or institutions within the policymaking process where a proposal can be blocked or altered

Active, routine congressional monitoring of agency behavior

Congressional oversight triggered by complaints or reports of agency problems from outside Congress