Politicians Have a Difficult Time Running Formal Bureaucratic Agencies Because

question 51

Multiple Choice

Politicians have a difficult time running formal bureaucratic agencies because __________.

• A)the agencies can be too large and too routinized to easily control
• B)only lower-level career officials owe loyalty to the politicians
• C)the power of agencies is based on their proximity to the president
• D)they are in their positions longer than high-level bureaucrats

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