Bureaucracy is based on which of the following principles?

A. hierarchical authority
B. formalized rules
C. job specialization
D. hierarchical authority, job specialization, and formalized rules
E. None of these answers is correct.


Answer: D

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a. Great Britain to the European Union. b. the monarchy to the Parliament. c. national government to the regional government. d. the House of Lords to the prime minister.

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A) can place significant restrictions on a woman's right to seek an abortion without her partner's consent. B) can outlaw all abortions. C) can outlaw abortions in the second trimester of pregnancy. D) cannot place any restrictions on abortions. E) cannot limit a woman's right to seek an abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy.

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