Praxis II Government and Political Science

Answer: C - Unwanted and ineffective programs are usually difficult to remove because iron triangles of power benefit from their existence. Agencies are an important part of political power known as "iron triangles of power." Hedrick Smith first described iron triangles to explain why policies become locked into place and to decide whether or not these actually help the public. Iron triangles have become extremely powerful because they benefit from keeping programs in place-whether or not the public or other agencies see the need for or benefit of said programs.