A plea bargain is: A. pleading guilty to avoid a more severe legal penalty.

B. a request to be released early from a tour of duty.

C. a request to be represented by legal counsel.

D. character testimony used to reduce a sentence’s severity.

Which of the following statements best illustrates an argument on whether congress is effective on providing oversight of the bureaucracy? a. congress is very effective in providing oversight of the bureaucracy. b. congress is not very effective in providing oversight to the bureaucracy because they lack the technical expertise and they are part of the iron triangles that create a relationship with the bureaucracy and interest groups to show more a. congress is very effective in providing oversight of the bureaucracy. b. congress is not very effective in providing oversight to the bureaucracy because they lack the technical expertise and they are part of the iron triangles that create a relationship with the bureaucracy and interest groups to further their own interests and not necessarily the public interest. c. congress provides effective oversight of the bureaucracy through the budgetary process. d. congress is not effective in providing oversight because of the budget and enabling legislation.