The Use of Standard Operating Procedures in Bureaucracies Comes from

question 32

Multiple Choice

The use of standard operating procedures in bureaucracies comes from

• A) the complexity of many tasks and the desire by elected officials to limit bureaucratic discretion.
• B) the desire by elected officials to give bureaucrats more power over the way laws are implemented.
• C) a lack of expertise in the bureaucracy.
• D) disagreements between members of Congress and the president that leave bureaucrats uncertain.

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