Social Sciences and History / Unit 8 SSH 0709 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Oversight, Committees, and the Modern Path
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The idea
Oversight is Congress's right to review and monitor other bodies. Over recent decades large omnibus bills passed through the budget process have shifted power from committees to leadership, and Senate filibuster threats, met by cloture at three-fifths, have shaped what reaches a vote.
In practice
Markup: a committee amending and voting.
Where people slip
The classic path still describes the exam's sequence question.
Your place on the trail
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