Generally Speaking, What Is the Relationship Between Career Bureaucrats and Higher-Level

question 107

Multiple Choice

Generally speaking, what is the relationship between career bureaucrats and higher-level political appointees?

• A) Higher level appointees exert full control over the actions of career bureaucrats.
• B) Career bureaucrats exert full control over their agencies without regard to the commands of appointees.
• C) Career bureaucrats and higher-level appointees can come into conflict over policy for an agency and both exert power.
• D) Higher level appointees and career bureaucrats work together to ensure there can be no outside influence on an agency.

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