Controlling the bureaucracy is
a. primarily the job of Congress through legislative vetoes and extensive police patrol oversight.
b. a shared responsibility for the legislative and executive branches, but the agents often play their multiple principals against one another.
c. primarily the job of the executive branch since the Constitution gives the President the responsibility for making sure the laws are faithfully executed.
d. a judicial responsibility since there are no concerns about reelection, and the Supreme Court is best positioned to interpret the meaning of legislative statutes.
b. a shared responsibility for the legislative and executive branches, but the agents often play their multiple principals against one another.
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