Despite tens of thousands of civilians being killed by their government in 2011-2018, the Syrian people were not defended by other governments. Had they been, as Libyans were in 2011, it would have been an example of __________.

What is the primary responsibility of the secretary of defense?

a. foreign policy b. military policy c. diplomacy d. homeland security

Bureaucratic agencies often decide for themselves how to carry out the wishes of Congress because

A. legislation is often too vague to effectively guide the bureaucracy. B. presidents want to use the bureaucracy to circumvent Congress. C. they are enabled to do so by the legislation itself. D. legislation is often too vague to effectively guide the bureaucracy and presidents want to use the bureaucracy to circumvent Congress. E. legislation is often too vague to effectively guide the bureaucracy and they are enabled to do so by the legislation itself.