Discuss the advantages and powers (formal and informal) of the foreign policy bureaucracy in the U.S. system. In your discussion, be sure to reference other institutions, such as Congress and the presidency.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should discuss congressional deference, presidential limitations, and organizational expertise as the main factors that give bureaucracies power and provide advantages over other institutions. Answers should also discuss historical precedents and the National Security Act of 1947, which solidified and enlarged the bureaucracy to better deal with foreign policy.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The term bureaucratic rings refers to the
a. clientelistic networks established by private interests and mid-level bureaucrats. b. organizational structure of the Brazilian bureaucracy. c. close links between private interests, mid-level bureaucrats, and legislators. d. close links between domestic private interests, foreign commercial interests, and legislators. e. clientelistic networks established between foreign commercial interests and mid-level bureaucrats.