Question

“In the fields of health, housing, urban renewal, transportation, welfare, education, poverty, and energy, it has been . . . people in government service . . . acting on the basis of their specialized and technical knowledge, who first perceived the problem, conceived the program, initially urged it on president and Congress, went on to help lobby it through to enactment, and then saw to its administration.”. —Samuel H.Beer, 1986. According to political writer Samuel H. Beer, Congress is chiefly responsible for the increase in federal programs. True or False.

Answer 1

It is a false statement that according to political writer Samuel H. Beer, Congress is chiefly responsible for the increase in federal programs. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option. I hope that the answer has come to your great help.

Answer 2

Answer:

False. According to political writer Samuel H. Beer, Congress is NOT chiefly responsible for the increase in federal programs.

Explanation:

Read carefully the passage provided. Beer points out that people in government service first perceived the problem, conceived the program, and helped push it on to the president, through Congress, and lobbied it through to enactment. Therefore, Congress was not chiefly responsible for the increase in federal programs, government service people were.