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Legislative Oversight

Legislative Oversight is a formal institutional process by which a legislative body monitors, reviews, and evaluates the implementation of laws and the activities of the executive branch to ensure accountability, compliance, and adherence to statutory intent.

208

Publications

10.5K

Citations

281

Authors

137

Institutions

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2017–2026

38

Variants

Legislative Scrutiny

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Publications

208

Congressional Oversight Overlooked: Police Patrols versus Fire Alarms

Mathew D. McCubbins, Thomas Schwartz · American Journal of Political Science · 1984 · 2.9K citations

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Congressional procedures and the policy process

Choice Reviews Online · 1996 · 432 citations · Full text

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Legislatures and Statutory Control of Bureaucracy

John D. Huber, Charles R. Shipan, Madelaine Pfahler · American Journal of Political Science · 2001 · 286 citations

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Keeping a Watchful Eye: The Politics of Congressional Oversight. By Joel D. Aberbach. Washington: Brookings Institution, 1900. 288p. $28.95.

Diana Evans · American Political Science Review · 1991 · 221 citations

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Keeping a Watchful Eye: The Politics of Congressional Oversight

David R. Mayhew, Joel D. Aberbach · Journal of Policy Analysis and Management · 1991 · 199 citations · Full text

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Authors

281

  1. RS
    Rick Stapenhurst

    McGill University, Canada

    10 publications · 272 citations

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  2. RP
    Riccardo Pelizzo

    Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

    8 publications · 236 citations

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  3. KJ
    Kerry Jacobs

    University of Canberra, Australia

    4 publications · 61 citations

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  4. LK
    Loch K. Johnson

    University of Georgia, United States

    2 publications · 47 citations

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  5. CS
    Carlos Santiso

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    3 publications · 89 citations

    3

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Institutions

137

  1. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    126 citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    319 citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    208 citations

  4. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    164 citations

  5. George Mason University

    Fairfax, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    150 citations

  6. Schlumberger (Ireland)

    Dublin, Ireland

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    55 citations

  7. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    77 citations

  8. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    56 citations

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Venues

  1. Legislative Studies Quarterly

    21 publications · 966 citations

    17

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 11 publications · 255 citations

    11

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 8 publications · 719 citations

    8

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  4. Journal of Legislative Studies

    JLS · 7 publications · 174 citations

    7

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  5. Public Administration Review

    PAR · 6 publications · 142 citations

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