Regulatory Capture Involves Situations in Which

question 49

Multiple Choice

Regulatory capture involves situations in which

• A) legislators take away bureaucratic discretion through more specific laws.
• B) bureaucrats make decisions without reference to interest groups, elected officials, or even their own policy views.
• C) bureaucrats are responsive to the interests of the group or corporation that they are supposed to regulate.
• D) bureaucrats act independently of the influence of either legislators or the president.

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Definitions:

Capable Soldiers

Military personnel who are adequately trained, competent, and well-equipped to fulfill their duties in defense or combat operations.

Charleston Harbor

A significant historical and geographical location in South Carolina, known as the site of the first shot fired in the American Civil War at Fort Sumter.

Draft Riots

Refers to the violent disturbances in New York City in 1863, largely in protest against the draft for the Civil War, highlighting class and racial tensions.

Discrimination

Unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, sex, or disability.