How might congressional reliance on officials in the bureaucracy for information related to policy decisions create problems?
a. Because of the red tape, it may be difficult for Congress to get the information by the time it is needed.
b. Information provided by bureaucratic officials may be too simplistic to be of use to legislators.
c. Presidential appointees may pressure subordinates to withhold or distort information in order to advance the president's policy agenda.
d. Officials who are not experts in the field in which a policy decision is being made may unknowingly provide inaccurate or misleading information.
c
You might also like to view...
The judicial article of the Texas Constitution creates two supreme courts
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The system established after World War II to manage international monetary relations was the __________
A) Paris Club B) Bretton Woods system C) Concert of Europe D) UN Monetary Organization (UNMO)
__________ are protections against government restrictions on freedom of expression.
A. Civil liberties B. Ultra vires C. National security measures D. Fundamental duties
The United States has which kind of legal system?
A. code law B. common law C. marshal law D. pluralistic law