In regard to the federal bureaucracy the president of the united states is at the top of the executive branch hierarchy because?

1. he or she is an elected representative of the American people

2. it is most efficient to have one person who can make final decisions and solve conflicts

3. Congress mandated that structure when it created the Executive office of the president

4. the constitution makes the president the chief administrator of the federal government

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Amira Zhang

4 May, 15:59

In regard to the federal bureaucracy the president of the united states is at the top of the executive branch hierarchy because?

1. he or she is an elected representative of the American people

2. it is most efficient to have one person who can make final decisions and solve conflicts

3. Congress mandated that structure when it created the Executive office of the president

4. the constitution makes the president the chief administrator of the federal government

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Savanah Rivas · Answer 1

The answer 1. is applicable to almost every elected candidate, it's too general to be applied only to the President; 2. it may be true, but this reasoning can be applied to other political system, such as totalitarianism, too; answer 4 is the most precise one, since 3 talks about the EOP doesn't technically include the President himself.