Which of the following scenarios best illustrates
a formal check on the power of the bureaucracy?
(A) A lobbyist representing the National Rifle
Association refusing to meet with
employees from the Department of
Homeland Security
(B) The secretary of defense being called to
testify before a congressional committee
(C) The White House chief of staff being
formally censured by the president for
publicly speaking out against the
president's policy goals
(D) A federal judge being impeached for
making legal decisions based on bribes