​Why Do Independent Executive Agencies Operate Outside a Cabinet Department

question 8

Multiple Choice

​Why do independent executive agencies operate outside a cabinet department and report directly to the president?

• A) ​The agency head needs to preserve some independence from hostile departments and feel free from politicization.
• B) The agency and the department may agree on policies and the president needs to be advised from different perspectives.
• C) Cabinet departments must always feel unrestricted in overriding agencies.
• D) ​The agency head must generate discord in order to do his or her job appropriately.

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