Author Question: Under what circumstance is a bureaucratic agency most likely to rely on norms in decision making? ... (Read 83 times)

Garrulous · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Under what circumstance is a bureaucratic agency most likely to rely on norms in decision making?

a. when an agency's stated goals are unclear
b. when following the mandates of the Administrative Procedures Act
c. when attempting to resolve legal disputes
d. when an agency is in a period of transition between agency heads
e. when an agency's actions are opposed by the president

Question 2

Why has the War Powers Act, which was passed by Congress to limit the president's ability to initiate international conflict, constrained presidents less than its designers had hoped it would?

a. The president has a large group of foreign and defense policy advisors.
b. The president has unlimited appropriations for foreign and defense policy.
c. The president has the power to approve treaties.
d. The president can pass laws that require Congress to act.
e. The president cannot use the military without prior approval from Congress.