Homework Help: ap government and politics

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 5:24pm.

hi. my teacher assigned us 20 questions and i got most of them, but i couldnt find the answers to these 4 questions. i did try google but it didnt help much. could someone please help me?

List and explain how Congress carries out its’ three primary duties of legislation, oversight and confirmation. Evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, and efficiency of Congress in each area. (I got legislation already; only need oversight and confirmation)

List 6 reasons power in Congress has become more decentralized in the last 30 years. What are the results and effects of this significant decentralization?

Identify and explain using examples, of why legislation is so difficult to get through the Congressional committee system.

Congress has been accused of being highly inefficient. Access the legitimacy of this accusation. Make sure you give examples to defend your argument. Also determine if this inefficiency is necessarily a negative attribute.

ap government and politics - Ms. Sue, Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 5:36pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_oversight

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_congressional_hearing

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=congress+decentralized&oq=congress+decentra&aq=0v&aqi=g-v2g-j1g-q1&aql=1&gs_l=serp.1.0.0i15l2j0i18j0i22.2.3288.1.6306.9.9.0.0.0.0.304.1058.6j2j0j1.9.0.cqn%2Ccconf%3D0-95%2Cmin_length%3D2%2Crate_low%3D0-006%2Crate_high%3D0-006.1.0.0.B_C4qZ9kgWk&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=d0f8cd49a0fc8cd2&biw=711&bih=453

For your last two question, the basic answer is that democracy is messy. Congress is made up of 525 individuals, each responsible to the citizens who elected him/her. This situation has made it possible to represent all points of view but it sure slows government down and at times has stopped it.

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