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Unit 2 – Branches of Government
Topic 2.12
What role does “bureaucratic discretion” play during national emergencies such as hurricanes or pandemics?
Agencies have unrestricted authority to handle everything in emergencies without checks from executive or legislative branches.
Agencies can ignore existing regulations during emergencies.
Agencies can create new laws to manage the crisis.
Agencies have flexibility to decide how best to implement related policies at such times given their expertise and practical constraints on ground level operations during emergencies.
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