In a particular school system, a teacher's aide must report to her teacher, and the teacher must report to his assistant principal, who then must report to her principal, who then must report to the superintendent, who ultimately is responsible to the board of education. This illustrates which characteristic of a bureaucracy?

A. Written rules and regulations
B. Impersonality
C. Division of labor
D. Hierarchy of authority

This illustrates Hierarchy of authority characteristic of a bureaucracy.

Explanation: A BUREAUCRACY is a system of adinistration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labor, a hierarchy of authority etc, designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner. From the teacher's aide to the teacher to the assistant principal all the way to the board of education is indicative of the hierarchy of authority.

according to classical republican political theory, which democratic republics would function best?

a.   small republics, with people who had similar interests

b.   large republics, with people who had competing interests

c.   republics made up entirely of landowners

d.   republics made up entirely of servants

no

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