Refer to the passage below. Quite as important as legislation is vigilant oversight of administration. . . .

It is the proper duty of a representative body to look diligently into every affair of government and to talk much about what it sees. It is meant to be the eyes and the voice, and to embody the wisdom and will of its constituents. . . . The informing function of Congress should be preferred even to its legislative function.

–Woodrow Wilson, Congressional Government (1885)

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Wilson’s argument regarding the role of Congress?

Administering the law is an essential part of Congress’s task.
Writing and passing legislation is Congress’s primary purpose.
Having oversight of the executive branch is an essential function of Congress.
Providing constituents a forum to speak on issues is an important duty of Congress.

Question 4 which was a foundation of the industrial revolution? a) large states held huge supplies of raw materials. b) coal replaced wood as the primary source of fuel. c) road infrastructure replaced waterways for transport. d) mercantilist policies drove down the price of goods. question 7 which was not a government response to the socialist challenges? a) establishing universal suffrage to all classes b) introducing medical insurance and pensions c) prohibiting underground employment for women d) restricting child labor for children under ten years old question 9 which was a cause of the boer war? a) movement and settlement of bantu peoples into afrikaner-populated states b) independence of northern afrikaner territories from british colonial authority c) evacuation of most afrikaner people out of south africa and back into europe d) british reconstitution of afrikaner-held territories into the union of south africa

Who is the presiding officer of the senate whenever the vice-president is not present? speaker of the house attorney general secretary of state president pro tempore

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