Pol 101-Chapter 9 Study Guide Rated A+

a (usually) temporary legislative committee set up to highlight or investigate a particular issue or address an issue not within the jurisdiction of existing committees {Ans: select committee}TERMS {Ans: ...}a veto that occurs when the president does not sign a passed bill w ithin ten days of receiving it, and Congress adjourned {Ans: pocket veto}the effort by Congress, through hearings, investigations, and other techniques, to exercise control over the activities of executive agencies by overseeing or supervising how legislation is carried out by the executive branch {Ans: oversight}A bicameral legislature is one that has {Ans: two chambers or houses.}a permanent committee w ith the pow er to propose and w rite legislation that covers a particular subject, such as finance or appropriations {Ans: standing committee}