Which of the Following Statements Best Describes How Recent Administrations

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes how recent administrations have approached the issue of bureaucratic reform?

• A) Republican administrations have aimed to make the existing bureaucracy work more effectively while Democratic administrations have sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies.
• B) Democratic administrations have aimed to make the existing bureaucracy work more effectively while Republican administrations have sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies.
• C) Both Democratic and Republican administrations have rejected the idea of reducing bureaucracy and have aimed to make existing bureaucracy work more effectively.
• D) Both Democratic and Republican administrations have given up on trying to make the existing bureaucracy function more effectively and instead sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies.
• E) Both Democrats and Republicans have avoided any attempts to reform government bureaucracy.

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