The bureaucratic politics model of the foreign policy process is challenged by two other models. What are they? Which model most accurately describes U.S. foreign policy? You will have to define the bureaucratic politics model of foreign policy to answer this question.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should define the bureaucratic politics model as the study of how actors and agencies operate in a fragmented, decentralized, and competitive system. One challenge to the bureaucratic politics model is the presidential control model, which asserts that presidents have stronger autonomy and institutional power over other actors and agencies. The other challenge is known as the congressional dominance model, which argues that legislators have clear preferences and possess budgetary and agenda-setting power stronger than other agencies.
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a. Congress, the White House, and the media b. Congress, the White House, and the Supreme Court c. A government agency, the White House, and Congress d. An interest group, political party, and government agency e. An interest group, government agency, and congressional committee
Why has the Supreme Court upheld the government's banning the burning of draft cards but declared unconstitutional a law banning the burning of the American flag?
A. The burning of draft cards is not political speech. B. The Constitution has an amendment that allows for the burning of the American flag. C. The Constitution has an amendment that specifically protects draft cards. D. The government has a right to run a military draft and so can protect draft cards, even if this restricts speech. E. The American flag is a national symbol.