The Department of Defense Contracts Private Firms to Help Develop

question 14

Multiple Choice

The Department of Defense contracts private firms to help develop military technologies, and Congress appropriate sufficient funds for these firms to fill those contracts, making the defense industry a(n) ______.

• A) issue network
• B) interest group
• C) iron triangle
• D) trade association

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