Which of the following statements about how the courts hold the federal administrative agencies accountable is accurate?
A. The courts are considered the first line of defense against agency heads that have overreached in their administrative power.
B. The courts will typically support administrators if administrators have consistently administered the law.
C. The courts rarely grant administrators any discretionary authority.
D. The courts have no power to make an agency change its policy.
E. Legally, the bureaucracy derives its power from precedent applied by the courts.
Answer: B
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