Which of the Following Is Not an Assumption Behind the Concept

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an assumption behind the concept of representative bureaucracy?

• A)Bureaucrats have discretion.
• B)A workforce representative of the values, points of view, and interests of the people it governs will be responsive to their special problems and concerns.
• C)Bureaucrats do not have discretion given the hierarchical nature of administrative agencies that constrains their behavior.
• D)A representative bureaucracy provides strong symbolic evidence of a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people."

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