Question

Which of the following is not an accurate problem federal bureaucratic agencies face?

a. Due to size of the federal bureaucracy, federal employees sometime have opportunities to skew the work toward their own priorities rather than the priorities of national lawmakers.
b. The creation of sanctuary cities has exemplified that local agencies cannot be compelled to enforce federal law and assist ICE in immigration issues.
c. Private companies are not required to enforce federal law. For example, Greyhound Bus Lines now require ICE to present a valid search warrant if it wanted access to buses or to private administrative offices in bus terminals.
d. The federal government has superiority over the state and local government, which allows them to require enforcement of federal laws. The IRS has the ability to require federal income taxes be paid before state and local taxes are withdrawn from a person's paycheck; private employers can be fined for refusal.

Answer 1

Option d is not accurate because while the federal government has overarching authority, states maintain some sovereignty, and local enforcement of federal law is not always direct or mandated, which contradicts the statement.

Step-by-step explanation:

Among the options provided, option d is not an accurate problem federal bureaucratic agencies face. The assertion that the federal government has superiority over state and local government, which allows them to require enforcement of federal laws as stated in the option, is misleading. While the federal government can set priorities and has overarching authority under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the principle of federalism provides a degree of sovereignty to state governments. Moreover, the IRS can indeed require federal income taxes to be paid before state and local taxes, but the example of sanctuary cities and private companies like Greyhound indicates that enforcement at the local level is not always direct or mandated.

The complexities of federal bureaucracy are in part due to the lack of direct competition in the public sector, as seen with agencies like the IRS or the Bureau of Consular Affairs. These agencies provide exclusive services without facing the same competitive pressures as private-sector firms to improve efficiency or customer service.