Compare and Contrast the Tools Available to Congress to Influence

question 90

Essay

Compare and contrast the tools available to Congress to influence the bureaucracy? Which one, do you think, is most effective and why? Even with these tools, is Congress able to consistently affect bureaucratic performance? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Positive Institution

Organizations or societal structures that promote the well-being of individuals and communities, fostering positive development and interactions.

Religious Institutions

Organizations based on beliefs in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods, providing community, moral guidance, and rituals.

Positive Institutions

Those organizations that cultivate civic virtues, encouraging people to behave like good citizens while promoting the collective good.

Languishing

Feeling stuck or stagnant, lacking vitality; a state of diminished mental or physical well-being.