The Primary Source of Power for a Member of the Bureaucracy

question 35

Multiple Choice

The primary source of power for a member of the bureaucracy is ______.

• A) job security
• B) personal political clout
• C) expertise
• D) friendship with a powerful member of Congress
• E) friendship with the president

---

Definitions:

Postmodernist Debate

A discourse questioning the foundations of modern thought, emphasizing subjectivity, relativity, and the fragmentation of cultural norms and structures.

Never Settled

The ongoing state of flux or continuous change, without reaching a final or stable condition.

Conservative Political

Pertains to ideologies, principles, or policies favoring traditional values, stability, and resistance to change.

Cultural Climate

The prevailing attitudes, standards, and environmental conditions that shape the culture of a society at a given time.