Which of Max Weber's characteristics of bureaucracy is illustrated by a government agency in which the greatest authority resides with the agency head?

a. administrative discretion
b. the merit principle
c. task specialization
d. hierarchical authority structure

d

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Which of the following is a similarity between a treaty and an executive agreement?

A. Both have the same legal status. B. Both require Senate approval. C. Both deal solely with domestic affairs. D. Both are initiated by the chief justice. E. Both are initiated by Congress.

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Private sector careers may include employment in all of the following except for?

a. U.S. Department of State b. United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations c. education d. travel and tourism

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