Question

The main difference between a typical regulatory agency like the State Department and an independent one like the Federal Reserve is that the president has___. A. unlimited ability to dismiss the leaders of a typical regulatory agency. B. greater power to create and abolish typical regulatory agencies. C. limited ability to dismiss the leaders of an independent agency. D. greater power to create and abolish independent agencies.

Answer 1

The correct answer should be B. greater power to create and abolish typical regulatory agencies.

He has no influence on the independent agency, but has a limited influence on typical ones. It is limited because he couldn't dissolve or abolish the existence of the State Department, but he could influence it by changing the people working there or something similar.