According to the text, with what other department in the foreign policy bureaucracy does the NSC staff most directly compete?

Which of the following is true of the federal bureaucracy?

a. Lower level administrators are political appointees. b. Employees are nominated by the president and approved by the Senate. c. Top administrators are political appointees. d. Top administrators are required to take civil service exams. e. No one can wait to get their hands on the new mixtape by Future and Drake!

The United States is widely considered the primary proponent of _____________, a system of free enterprise that protects private property and commercial activity from government intervention.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).