Although Elected Officials Have a Variety of Strategies for Preventing

question 50

Multiple Choice

Although elected officials have a variety of strategies for preventing bureaucratic drift,a key limitation is that:

• A) they work for executive departments but not independent agencies
• B) they usually do not have enough information to decide on the appropriate tactic
• C) bureaucrats may just ignore them and do what they want anyway
• D) most require the president and Congress to agree on their use
• E) the Supreme Court often blocks such actions

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