Unit 2 · Topics 2.14 / Concept application

Who can check the agency?

Explain a specific congressional oversight mechanism.

About 10 minutes · Original short practice · Untimed

Start with the evidence.

Question 1 / 2

Which action directly illustrates oversight?The committee administers each grant itself.The committee appoints federal judges.The agency independently amends the Constitution.The committee requests records and testimony about implementation.

Question 2 / 2

How could appropriations influence the agency?A committee can enact funding changes by itself.Congress can use an enacted funding law to change resources available for implementation.An appropriation makes all agency actions immune from review.The president loses all executive authority whenever Congress holds a hearing.

A short written explanation

Explain how one oversight action and one appropriations action could affect the agency’s implementation.

Open a sentence starting point

By requesting ___, the committee can ___. Through an enacted appropriations law, Congress could ___.

0 words · Write at least 12 before opening the revision guide. Written reasoning is reviewed by a teacher.

Who can check the agency? · Student practice record

Who can check the agency? · AP U.S. Government & Politics

Unit 2 · Topics 2.14 · In progress

Mode: guided. Hints opened: 0.

Scenario
Congress has authorized a federal grant program and appropriated its funding. An agency reports long delays and uneven processing. A congressional committee asks the agency director to testify, requests records about the delays, and considers changes to the program’s next appropriations law.

Evidence marked: None

Question 1: Which action directly illustrates oversight?
First checked response: Not checked

Question 2: How could appropriations influence the agency?
First checked response: Not checked

WRITING PROMPT
Explain how one oversight action and one appropriations action could affect the agency’s implementation.

FIRST DRAFT
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REVISED RESPONSE
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REVISION NOTE
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SELF-REVIEW
Name a concrete information-gathering action.: Not reviewed
Explain how it reveals or pressures implementation.: Not reviewed
Describe funding through law, not unilateral committee enactment.: Not reviewed

TRANSFER
An agency issues detailed regulations under authority granted by a statute. Which concept is most relevant?
Not checked

Choice checks: 0/2. Transfer: Not checked. Written work requires teacher review; these are not AP points.

Original fictional scenario for course-concept practice.