Presidents can exert considerable influence over agency policymaking by
A. appointing administrators sympathetic to their policy goals.
B. requiring agencies to submit draft regulations to a White House office.
C. announcing surprise audits of agency budgets.
D. putting pressure on agency heads to fire civil servants who defy the president's wishes.
E. Options A and B are true.
Ans: E. Options A and B are true.
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