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What will be an ideal response?
Answers should identify the NSC as the agency headed by the president and made up of members who have expertise on foreign affairs and crisis situations. Answers could also discuss the ad hoc and changing nature of the NSC. Answers should discuss the three primary functions of the NSC: policy coordination, policy guidance and advice, and a forum for discussion and debate regarding foreign policy options. Some of the critiques that could be discussed are the rivalries that exist between NSC missions and members and those of other federal agencies such as the State Department, the overlapping nature of membership in the NSC and other federal agencies, the lack of oversight and the involvement of congressional representatives and officials representing public concerns, and the NSC’s secrecy and concentration in the White House.
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What will be an ideal response?