Bureaucratic agencies are heavily insulated against presidential efforts to control them because
A) of agency alliances with powerful interest groups.
B) of the control the executive branch holds over them.
C) Congress tends to write specific and rigid legislation that leaves little room for administrative discretion.
D) they usually represent the political party opposing the president.
E) None of the above is correct.

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Bureaucratic agencies often form alliances with powerful interest groups, which can help insulate them from presidential control. These interest groups can lobby Congress and pressure the agency to resist presidential pressures. Additionally, bureaucratic agencies often have their own institutional culture and expertise that can make them resistant to outside control.

Bureaucratic Agencies Are Heavily Insulated Against Presidential Efforts to Control