Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Most whistleblowers are supported in their efforts by their co-workers and supervisors.
2. The bureaucracy can be influenced by the president’s power of persuasion.
3. Issue networks and iron triangles describe the same sets of relationships among policy experts.
4. Expert testimony is one of the ways through which Congress exercises bureaucratic oversight.
5. The authors contend that turf jealously is an effective means of providing good public policy.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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