In regard to the federal bureaucracy, the President of the United States is at the top of the executive branch hierarchy because

a. Congress mandated that structure when it created the Executive Office of the President.
b. No one else wants the job.
c. it is most efficient to have one person who can make final decisions and solve conflicts.
d. he or she is an elected representative of the American people.
E. the Constitution makes the President the chief administrator of the Federal Government.


Answer: E. the Constitution makes the President the chief administrator of the Federal Government.

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