CLEP US Government

Category - Gov. Institutions

Which of the following is not part of the “iron triangle” that captures bureaucracies?
  1. Dissident political groups
  2. Public officials
  3. Congressional committee members
  4. Bureaucracies
  5. Interest groups
Explanation
Answer: A - An “iron triangle” consists of congressional committee members or other public officials, bureaucrats, and interest groups colluding to create policy in a specific area. For example, the Department of Agriculture might work with the agriculture committees in Congress to help out a large agriculture corporation, while keeping everyone else out of the decision-making process. This concept first became widely known when President Eisenhower, during his Farewell Address, identified a “military-industrial complex” that was an iron triangle.
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