There Are Many Complaints Regarding How Long It Takes for the Federal

question 25

Multiple Choice

There are many complaints regarding how long it takes for the federal government to actually do anything. On what grounds would you justify the slowness of the bureaucratic decision-making process?

• A) It lacks the authority to move quickly.
• B) It values transparency more than efficiency.
• C) It considers many points of view.
• D) It has hundreds of policies in queue.
• E) It gets slowed by partisan differences among the political parties.

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