The Homeland Security Committee is an example of a _____ in Congress.

Fire alarm oversight describes

a. Congress working hard to directly monitor whether agencies are implementing laws faithfully and efficiently. b. Congress designing procedures that allow interest groups and ordinary citizens to raise an alarm when something has gone wrong. c. Congress delegating power to the executive branch to raise an alarm when an agency is not faithfully and efficiently implementing laws. d. the ability of citizens to bring concerns about federal regulations directly to the Supreme Court to reduce the transaction costs of monitoring federal agencies.

How successful has Texas been in curtailing government growth and spending?

A. It has been very successful. Though government spending has increased over the past decade, it has only increased by 30 percent, far lower than the average for other states. B. Efforts to reduce spending on health care and welfare have been successful, though Texas has increased educational spending and now spends well above the national average. C. Except for the 2003 and 2011 budget crises, efforts to slow growth have met with only marginal success because of federal mandates and opposition by Texans unwilling to lose services. D. Though there have been few efforts to cut unnecessary spending, Texas has managed to limit the growth of government parallel to the growth in population.