Politicians have a difficult time running formal bureaucratic agencies because __________.
A. the agencies can be too large and too routinized to control easily
B. only lower-level career officials owe loyalty to the politicians
C. the power of agencies is based on their proximity to the president
D. they are in their positions longer than high-level bureaucrats
Answer: A
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