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Would the nation be better served if presidents had sole responsibility over the bureaucracy? Why or why not? Click on the link to access the discussions and then click CREATE THREAD to post your answer. You will need to the respond to two classmates posts. Please see the Discussion Post Guidelines attached here for full directions on how to achieve a maximum grade. Discussion Board Guidelinespdf

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There is debate on who controls the bureaucracy.Bureaucracy means government workers.Eg the staff that is in control of the city hall. Some are of the opinion that the president plays a major role in managing the bureacracy.The president controls the bureaucracies through the appointment of the heads of the fifteen cabinet departments as well as through the independent executive agencies..The president controls the bureaucracy by the appointment of agency directors and sub heads with the approval of the senate.The president can issue executive orders and thus compel the agency to take decision in order to do something or to take decision not to do something.The president can increase or decrease the budget of the agency through the office of the management and budget. So the nation can be better served if bureaucracy is controlled by president .However controlling the bureaucarcy may at times be difficult for the president because of the expertise of the bureaucrats.