Why Did Congress Create Independent Executive Agencies

question 46

Multiple Choice

Why did Congress create independent executive agencies? 

• A) To protect the public interest in a particular sector of the economy 
• B) To reinforce the role of the agencies in iron triangles 
• C) To create and implement rules that regulate private activity 
• D) To protect the agencies from partisan politics 
• E) To enable the agencies to exhibit neutral competency

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