Reflect:Modern bureaucracies are a common source of frustration and anger, along with admiration and customer satisfaction. The adherence to rule-based actions found in most bureaucratic institutions can be very exasperating to those who value flexibility and adaptability but also very comforting to those who value equality, justice, and fair treatment. The ability of a central government to regulate, distribute, gather, record and interact with the public they serve is impossible without core rules of behavior, function, and purpose. The rules, processes, and procedures define each specific bureaucratic institution and the more we understand how bureaucracies serve as a middle-man between the citizen and local, state, and national leadership the more we will know about how political...