The CIA was severely criticized in the mid-1990s by Congress for
A) the Navy's Tailhook scandal.
B) the incident at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, in which two people died.
C) the Aldrich Ames affair in which a CIA officer betrayed the agency's secrets to Moscow.
D) the Freemen of Montana check-cashing scandal.
E) the Gennifer Flowers affair.
Question -2-Which of the following congressional reforms has complicated the efforts of government agencies to carry out their diplomatic relations?
A) the centralization of power in the chairs of congressional committees
B) the creation of many new subcommittees
C) the creation of the Office of Management and Budget
D) the addition of new departments to the president's cabinet
E) none of the above
Question -3-Which of the following is an example of a government agency that has achieved virtual independence due to its ability to mobilize political support in the legislative branch?
A) the Defense Department
B) the United States Army Corps of Engineers
C) the Agricultural Department
D) the Department of Education
E) the American Library Association
Question -4-Which of the following constitutes a group to which a government agency is not accountable?
A) congressional committees that monitor its activities and appropriate its funds
B) its clients
C) the public at large
D) the Geneva Convention
E) none of the above
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