Factors That Help Make the Bureaucracy in Texas Accountable Include

question 21

Multiple Choice

Factors that help make the bureaucracy in Texas accountable include all of the following except

• A) the long ballot.
• B) sunset reviews.
• C) legislative oversight.
• D) a more integrated executive branch.
• E) an open records law.

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Definitions:

Rationalization

The process of making actions or outcomes seem reasonable or logical, often by creating a plausible explanation.

Efficient Means

Methods or strategies that achieve desired outcomes with the least amount of waste, effort, or expense.

Unintended

Outcomes or effects that were not planned or foreseen.

Rationalization

The process of logically justifying behaviors, decisions, or beliefs, often after the fact, to make them appear reasonable or societally acceptable.