How does the president exercise control over the federal bureaucracy?

What will be an ideal response?


An ideal response will:
1, Note that the president has significant power over the federal bureaucracy.
2, List and describe the means by which the president can control agencies and departments, such as nominating department and agency heads and subheads, influencing the cabinet, issuing executive orders, submitting budget proposals to Congress, and pressuring Congress to create or abolish agencies.

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Coming after the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment

a. specifically prohibited the ability of states to nullify federal laws. b. made it possible for states to secede without approval of the Congress. c. extended citizenship to all persons born in the United States. d. placed all voting laws and regulations under the control of Congress. e. abolished slavery.

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The initiative process is designed primarily as a way to enhance the influence of interest groups in the constitutional revision process

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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White Protestants are most likely to vote

A. Republican. B. Independent. C. Libertarian. D. Democrat. E. None of these answers is correct.

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How did railroad expansion impact the news in the mid-1800s?

a. Railroads owned the newspapers so the increased profits of the railroads allowed expansion of the news outlets. b. Railroads opened up remote areas, but the areas were controlled by non-American forces and the impact on news dissemination was negative. c. Railroads had no impact on the media. d. Expansion of railroads into frontiers and remote areas allowed for mass distribution of newspaper and mail. e. Railroads were controlled by the dominant political party, which also controlled how and if the news was distributed to remote areas.

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