FEMA's failure to respond with relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina was in large measure due to
A) the lack of available funds needed to buy supplies and transport them to the people affected by Hurricane Katrina.
B) the hesitation of the federal government to declare a state of national emergency in the affected areas.
C) administrative leaders having no experience in dealing with disasters of any kind on a massive scale.
D) the lack of cooperation between state and federal government.
Answer: C
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