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It is called the Congress, the lawmaking body of the government.
it's performed by the committees and subcommittees within Congress
The committee stage is a significant part of the process because it is the stage where a bill is examined in great detail. It is also the stage where amendments to a bill can be added.
The US House of Representatives has many committees and subcommittees.As of 2016 there are 21 more or less permanent committees, 1 temporary (select) committee, and 4 Joint Committees (with members from both the House and the Senate). The permanent committees all have sub-committees associated with them.AgricultureAppropriationsArmed ServicesBudgetEducation and the WorkforceEnergy and CommerceEthicsFinancial ServicesForeign AffairsHomeland SecurityHouse AdministrationJudiciaryNatural ResourcesOversight and Government ReformRulesScience, Space, and TechnologySmall BusinessTransportation and InfrastructureVeterans' AffairsWays and MeansIntelligenceSelect Committee on BenghaziJoint Economic CommitteeJoint Committee on the LibraryJoint Committee on PrintingJoint Committee on Taxation
Congressional Government by Walter Bagehot‬
A government governs the state for the people as representative of the people as an indirect way by the people for the welfare of the society.A government becomes autonomous once elected to power and the people have no direct control and the government is then accountable for all policies,procedures and practices.A Government helps eliminate the people although paradoxically it works for the people.
An earmark in public finance is a provision inserted into a discretionary government spending appropriations bill that directs funds to a specific recipient. This circumvents the merit-based or competitive funds allocation process. In the United States, the term earmark is used in relation to the congressional allocation process. Discretionary spending, which is set by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and their various subcommittees, usually through appropriation acts, is an optional part of fiscal policy which differs from mandatory spending for entitlement programs in the federal budget. (Adapted from Wikipedia.)
Congress has the power of legislative oversight, which allows it to check on how the executive branch is administering the law. Executive, legislative, and judicial are the three branches of the U.S. government.
The Legislative Branch includes committees that serve under the president.
An iron triangle is typically formed between government regulators, industry representatives, and congressional committees. This alliance often leads to influence over government policies and decisions in favor of the involved parties.
The Legislative Branch includes committees that serve under the president.
Under the Articles of Confederation there was no national judicial branch nor a separate executive branch. What little power the national government held was centered in the legislative branch under the Articles. Most of the business of government, like the selling of the western lands and setting up a postal system, was done through legislative (congressional) committees. Without an executive, there was no unity of policy making and no way to coordinate the work of the various congressional committees. State courts enforced and interpreted the national laws because there was no federal judicial system. Thus, the lack of a judicial branch made it impossible for the national government to settle disputes between states. MrV