The first fascist government was run by Benito Mussolini in Italy from 1922 until 1943. The governments of Engelbert Dollfuss in Austria and Adolf Hitler in Germany are also referred to as fascist, but this is not completely accurate.he first fascist government was run by Benito Mussolini in Italy from 1922 until 1943. The governments of Engelbert Dollfuss in Austria and Adolf Hitler in Germany are also referred to as fascist, but this is not completely accurate.
About Committee Hearings of the U.S. Congress. Committee hearings are a method by which committee members gather information to inform committee business. Business dealt with by hearings may be broadly classified into four types: legislative, oversight, investigative, and consideration of presidential nominations.
Congress' oversight function takes many forms: 1  committee inquiries and hearings; 2  formal consultations with and reports from the executive; 3  Senate advice and consent for executive nominations and treaties; 4  House impeachment proceedings and subsequent Senate trials; 5  House and Senate proceedings under the 25th Amendment in the event that the 6  ... inforn 1987, oversight efforts disclosed statutory violations in the executive branch's secret arms sales to Iran and the diversion of arms profits to anti-government forces in Nicaragua, known as the contras.