PSC 2302 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Watergate Complex, Paula Jones, Leon Jaworski
13 Apr 2017
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The legislative process requires that a bill must be approved by both houses of congress before it may be presented to the president for his signature or veto. One of the more controversial powers of congress has been its power to conduct investigations while fulfilling its legislative functions. However, given the numerous congressional investigations into alleged executive-branch wrongdoing in recent years, congress"s power to investigate has spawned both public cynicism and criticism about what some have labeled an endless process of revelation, investigation, and prosecution . Question is whether those investigative efforts are serious efforts to investigate unwise or illegal actions by government officials, or merely partisan efforts to score political points and embarrass the opposition. Congress has historically used its investigative power: o as an important preliminary to the passage of legislation: oversight of the executive branch in its administration of programs o. Informing the public on important policy issues: protecting its own privileges, integrity, and reputation.
