The term iron triangle refers to the ______.

a. phenomenon of members of interest groups, congressional committees, and bureaucratic agencies cooperating for mutual benefit
b. practice of business, labor, and consumer groups maintaining a united front against burdensome bureaucratic regulations
c. alliances made by different parts of the bureaucracy to prevent a presidential reorganization
d. control that presidents, members of Congress, and judges have over the bureaucracy
e. long-standing relationships among senators, representatives, and their constituents


a. phenomenon of members of interest groups, congressional committees, and bureaucratic agencies cooperating for mutual benefit

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