Chapter 12
Chapter 12: The Bureaucracy
Critical Thinking Questions
| 1. Suppose you are a member of Congress who must decide whether to give bureaucrats in a particular agency direct orders that allow them little or no input or to allow them to exercise their own discretion. What factors should you consider when making this decision? |
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| 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the fact that bureaucrats often have their own preferences about how to implement the policies they administer? |
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| 3. Why might bureaucrats pay more attention to orders and directives from members of Congress than those from the president or his political appointees? |
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