Which of the following statements is true of an iron triangle?

Which of the following statements is true of an iron triangle?
 
  A) An iron triangle is a three-way alliance among the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the president.
  B) An iron triangle helps in understanding the federal bureaucracy's role in policymaking.
  C) An iron triangle is established in only certain parts of the bureaucracy of the federal government.
  D) An iron triangle relationship applies to all policy domains.
  E) An iron triangle is made up of people with differing policy concerns.

Question -2-

Which of the following statements is true of the Department of Health and Human Services?
 
  A) It was one of the departments created by the federal government in 1789.
  B) It is an independent regulatory agency of the federal government.
  C) One of its principal duties is to enforce pure food and drug laws.
  D) One of its subagencies is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
  E) It develops and rehabilitates urban communities.

Question -3-

Why does Congress create independent executive agencies?
 
  A) To protect the public interest in a particular sector of the economy
  B) To reinforce the role of the agencies in iron triangles
  C) To create and implement rules that regulate private activity
  D) To protect the agencies from partisan politics
  E) To enable the agencies to exhibit neutral competency

Question -4-

Which of the following best describes adjudication?
 
  A) The act of rendering a judicial decision
  B) The process of formulating new regulations
  C) The application of technical skills to jobs without taking political issues into consideration
  D) The formation of alliances among legislators, bureaucrats, and interest groups
  E) The reporting of gross governmental inefficiency

Question -5-

Each cabinet department consists of the department's top administrators plus a number of _____.
 
  A) plaintiffs
  B) interest groups
  C) marshals
  D) subagencies
  E) bailiffs

Question -6-

Which of the following statements is true of government employment during the presidency of Ronald Reagan?
 
  A) Government employment has been unstable since 1980, when Reagan was elected president.
  B) During Reagan's first four years in office, government employment rose sharply.
  C) President Reagan's 1980 stimulus program helped stabilize government employment 1981 through 1982.
  D) The inclusion of revenue sharing during Reagan's presidency led to a drop in government employment.
  E) The decrease in government employment during Reagan's presidency was primarily at the local level.