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Congress forms committees that have the power to investigate issues that fall withing its jurisdiction. These committees can subpoena witnesses to testify before them under penalty of perjury. The recent example is George Mitchell's committee to look into illegal steroid use by Major League Baseball players. Congress oversees regulation of drugs and in this particular case, the special exemption from laws against monopolies the Baseball has. Unfortunately, in the case of the bailout and many other issues Congress has failed to use that oversight. Richard Shelby (R-AL), the ranking Republican on the Senate banking committee, says Congress didn't require the banks to disclose exactly what they were doing. "Congress should have known that this was a rush to judgment - this was unprecedented. It was a lot of money that was thrown at a problem," he says. "There was not enough accountability in the language; there was not any real oversight." His concern that the bailout program lacks internal controls is also being expressed by the Government Accountability Office. The GAO adds that, so far at least, there's no way to know if the money is aiding the economy as intended. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98806962&ft=1&f=1001
Congressional oversight activities generally take place at the committee and subcommittee level.
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What group used it's power to gerrymander congressional districts?
State Legislators
What power does Congress have to counter the President?
To counter the President, the US Congress has the power to override his veto and pass legislation into law that he has rejected. Congress also has the power of the purse. The President must have approval from Congress to spend money. The Congress has at times forbidden the money it authorizes from being used for certain specified activity.
What is the purpose of committees in the lawmaking process of congress?
Congress can form a committee for virtually anything imaginable, even if it's not actually a topic that's within their authority to regulate.They're allowed to form committees as they collectively see fit. As such, the purpose of committees may also vary wildly.
Which legislative power has never been used by a president?
Adjourning Congress
Which legeslative power has never been used by the president?
adjourning congress
What legislative power has never been used by president?
Adjourning Congress
What legislative power has never been used by a president?
Adjourning Congress
The power to declare war is given to the?
In the US, that power is given to Congress. Last used in decemeber 1941.
What group has generally used its power to gerrymander congressional districts?
Both groups, Republicans and Democrats, often gerrymanders congressional districts when they're in power. When there is a major shift in power in a state, the majority party will always redistrict the areas to give them a better advantage the next time.
Has the Necessary and Proper Clause been used to expand or limit congressional power?
Expand because it broadens there powers. if it is deemednecessary and proper than it is considered an implied power which is not word for word in the constitution, but what our fore-father's aka people who wrote constitution wanted to for us
What are oversight hearings?
Oversight can mean two different things, depending on the context. Generally, oversight means a mistake or an omission but it can also mean supervision or management and is a term often used with reference to the government.
During the Civil War Abraham Lincoln used what power without first getting congressional approval?
Spending money on military matters.
