State Administration in Texas Is Confusing for Which of the Following

question 34

Multiple Choice

State administration in Texas is confusing for which of the following reasons?

• A) There is no single, uniform organizational pattern.
• B) There are numerous exceptions to the traditional bureaucratic characteristic of hierarchy.
• C) The number of state agencies depends upon one's method of counting.
• D) There are at least five different types of top policymakers in state agencies.
• E) All of the above.

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