The judiciary's oversight includes:

• A. Ruling on whether the bureaucracy acted within the law and on constitutionality
• B. Setting agency budgets
• C. Writing agency rules
• D. Directly appointing agency heads

Answer: (A)

The judiciary's oversight centers on ensuring agency actions stay within the law and the Constitution. Courts review what agencies do to make sure their actions have legal authority under statutes and constitutional limits, and they can strike down or require changes to rules or decisions that go beyond that authority or violate rights. This is the mechanism that keeps bureaucratic power in check and protects due process. Budgets are set through Congress and appropriations, not by the courts; writing agency rules is the agency’s own rulemaking function (with judicial review available if challenged); and appointing agency heads is an executive power exercised by the president with Senate confirmation, not a judicial responsibility.