What Is Meant by "Red Tape" in the Bureaucracy

question 125

Multiple Choice

What is meant by "red tape" in the bureaucracy?

• A) government documents which are sealed with red tape
• B) the rules, regulations, and forms produced by the bureaucracy
• C) the top-secret audio and video tapes showing what Communists around the world are plotting
• D) the direct audio link between the State Department and the Russian embassy
• E) the quick and efficient means by which bureaucracies respond to presidential directives.

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