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1. gather infromation useful to congress in the making of some legislation.
2.iversee the operation of various executive branch egensies.
3.focus public attention on a particular subject from the drug war to movie violence.
4.exposes the questionable activities of public officials or private persons ; and /or
5.promote to particular interest of some members of congress.
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What is the difference between congressional hearings and congressional investigations?
A hearing is more formal than an investigation.
The 1954 book Seduction of the Innocent led to a congressional investigation of what?
Comic Book Industry
How do you start a congressional investigation for your daughter being sexually assaulted by a soldier that was dismissed with no trial or hearing?
Just write your congressman, explain the situtation and they will do the investigation. Unually they get to it pretty fast.
On what type of issues do congressional investigations tend to focus?
Congressional investigations are typically used to promote the political agenda of the party controlling the investigation. In many if not most cases, issues that have been the focus of congressional investigations were promoted by hyperbolic commentary from the party in opposition to the subject of the investigation. These investigations are often used by the controlling party as a political weapon to help divert attention of the public from more important issues, or as an attempt to persuade voters to react in favor to an issue of interest to the investigation controlling party.
How is legislative oversight typically different from congressional investigation?
They don't difffer particularly, but are just some of the powers given them. Both houses form committees to handle any issues that may come up.
What are the priorities of investigation?
To answer the questions, Who - What - When - Where - and How. It is not necessary to determine "why" because if a crime was committed it is immaterial to the investigation to determine the reason.
How much is a set of the 32 Congressional publications from the investigation into the events surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor worth?
Try this site:* http://whatsitworthtoyou.com/
Who are congressional staffers?
Congressional staffers are people who work for the US Congress. Some congressional staffers work for individual members of Congress.
Is Simple curiosity is not a legitimate reason to complete a scientific investigation?
Sure it is.
What is the remedy for congressional gridlock?
The remedy for congressional gridlock is bipartisanism. The reason there is gridlock is because both political parties refuse to budge from their ideas instead of finding common ground.
What US important event happened in 1998?
The president of the United States, Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998. He was never brought to trial for lying to a congressional investigation.
Why does investigation begin where auditing ends?
Because if the audit has found an irregularity, then the reason for and source of this irregularity must be discovered and discovery requires an investigation.
