Congress often determines __________. A) where American troops ...

[futuristic]

Congress often determines __________.
 
  A) where American troops are placed around the globe
  B)how the black budget is spent on covert operations
  C) what foreign policy issues are covered by the media
  D)which foreign nations with whom the president negotiates treaties

Question 2

Assess the statement that bureaucracy is political in nature, and evaluate the impact of politics on the ongoing efforts toward bureaucratic reform. Use examples to support your position.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[Heffejeff]

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

The ideal answer should:
a. Examine the ways in which the federal bureaucracy does not function like a corporation, noting that the continual contested purpose of government by parties, politicians, and the public bleeds into the bureaucracy,linkingbureaucratic questions about how government should achieve something to political questions about what government should do.
b. Evaluate the political factors that shape efforts to reform the bureaucracy, including how presidents do not always easily exercise control over the federal bureaucracy,how federal bureaucrats often have a great deal of discretion in the exercise of their administrative powers, and the phenomena of slack and drift.
c. Demonstrate how Congress can interfere with efforts to rationalize the bureaucracy through use of oversight authority and budgetary controls, providing examplessuch as the persistent debate over federal education policy and the No Child Left Behind Act.
d. Assess how interest groups affect the president's ability to control agency agendas and how agencies can be placed in a difficult position of balancing citizen concerns, such as public safety, against pressures for efficiency, using the FDA as a classic example.

[futuristic]

Excellent

[bdobbins]

Gracias!