Which of the Following Statements About Congressional Oversight of the Bureaucracy

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about congressional oversight of the bureaucracy is most accurate?

• A) The number of oversight hearings has decreased over time as the bureaucracy has expanded.
• B) While the number of oversight hearings has increased over time as the bureaucracy has expanded, the extent of oversight does depend somewhat on which party controls the White House.
• C) The number of oversight hearings has remained constant over time, despite the fact that bureaucracy has expanded.
• D) Oversight has been eliminated as a result of a 2012 Supreme Court decision.

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Definitions:

Nonparametric Procedure

Statistical methods that do not assume a specific distribution for the data, often used when data doesn't fit normal distribution assumptions.

One-Sample T-Test

A statistical test used to determine whether the mean of a sample differs significantly from a known or hypothesized population mean.

Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

A non-parametric statistical test used to compare two paired samples, to test whether their population mean ranks differ.

Demographic Characteristics

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