[New Agency] Ruth just got a job as an assistant in a new federal agency called the Accounting Commission,which was set up to regulate the accounting and auditing profession.The agency is headed by commissioners who serve for fixed terms and can be removed only for cause.No more than a majority of the commissioners may be from the same political party.The agency is getting ready to issue rules.The enabling legislation that set up the Accounting Commission specified that the agency could make rules but said nothing about the form of the rules.Ruth's boss,Odette,gave her some proposed rules and asked her to be sure that they were published and to take care of the next step in the approval process.Odette also told her that at this point she was not very interested in hybrid rule making.
-Which of the following is the appropriate agency classification for the Accounting Commission?

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A)Independent agencies are governed by a board of commissioners.They serve
fixed terms and cannot be removed except for cause.No more than a simple majority of an independent agency can be members of any single political party.
B)Independent agencies are governed by a board of commissioners.They serve fixed terms and cannot be removed except for cause.No more than a simple majority of an independent agency can be members of any single political party.
C)Independent agencies are governed by a board of commissioners.They serve fixed terms and cannot be removed except for cause.No more than a simple majority of an independent agency can be members of any single political party.
D)Independent agencies are governed by a board of commissioners.They serve fixed terms and cannot be removed except for cause.No more than a simple majority of an independent agency can be members of any single political party.
E)Independent agencies are governed by a board of commissioners.They serve fixed terms and cannot be removed except for cause.No more than a simple majority of an independent agency can be members of any single political party.

[New Agency] Ruth Just Got a Job as an Assistant