* Congress, through its committees, uses its oversight function *
to ensure that legislative agencies are carrying out the policies it has set.
to assist the judicial branch in interpreting constitutional law.
as a means of overriding presidential vetoes.
as a system of checks and balances on the executive branch.

Germany italy and japan formed the tripartite pact in part because they: a. hoped to convince the united states to stay out of world war ii b. share the ruling philosophies based on communist economics c. resented the agreements they were forced to sign at the munich conference d. believed their territories were threatened by aggressive foreign states