Explain Some of the Procedural Devices Available to Congress for Monitoring

question 50

Short Answer

Explain some of the procedural devices available to Congress for monitoring and controlling bureaucrats.

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Definitions:

Formal Operations

The fourth stage in Piaget’s cognitive-developmental theory, characterized by the capacity for flexible, reversible operations concerning abstract ideas and concepts, such as symbols, statements, and theories.

Word Recognition Method

The word recognition method is a technique used in reading instruction that focuses on the ability to recognize written words quickly and efficiently.

Transitivity

The principle that if A is greater than B in a property and B is greater than C, then A is greater than C.

Abstract Concepts

Ideas or thoughts that do not have a physical or concrete existence, but are understood through mental representation and cognitive processes.