The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is tasked with regulating the conduct of business corporations. To give the EPA more autonomy, it is structured so that the president is limited in his or her ability to remove those leading the agencies. This level of oversight is typical of ________.

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The limited ability of the president to remove those leading the agencies indicates that the EPA is an independent agency. Choice B refers to a system where oversight is conducted by external entities, such as Congress or the media, rather than an agency's internal mechanisms. Choice C refers to agencies that are directly responsible to the president and are part of the Cabinet. Choice D refers to agencies that operate like businesses but are owned and operated by the government. Choice E refers to a system where an agency actively monitors and regulates the conduct of those it is overseeing.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Is Tasked with Regulating the Conduct