ABSTRACT
Administrators in the democracies are directly or indirectly answerable to the legislature for their decisions. It is the business of Parliament or Congress to inquire into administrative policies, and to demand that dubious decisions be explained and justified. They cannot do more, in the nature of the case, than inquire into broad policies, in a general and occasional way, ventilating particular grievances as they arise. Nevertheless, the political link between the executive and the legislature, while making administrative decisions susceptible to political pressure, is a way of keeping administrators sensitive to public opinion.
