The Federal Bureau of Investigation vs The Presidents
Introduction
The FBI describes itself as "intelligence-driven and threat-focused" on its website. The FBI has changed a lot since it was established in 1908, among other things. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was founded in 1865 to look into and stop crimes, notably the distribution of fake money, which had grown to be a significant problem during the Civil War. According to fbi.gov/history, "the Department of Justice established the Bureau of Investigation (BOI) as a division under its control in 1908" due to the amount of work that had grown to be too much for the Secret Service. The BOI was initially tasked with looking into any potential antitrust law breaches as well as human rights
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The power dynamics at play in political decision-making lent themselves especially well to being analyzed via the lens of the critical approach theory, or “trying to explore and uncover these imbalances, bring them to the attention of the people of the United States and inspire us to try to get answers as to why there were classified documents in the homes of these politicians” according to Miller. The FBI was able to acquire insight into the ways in which the presidents may have exploited their positions to promote their personal objectives by investigating the ways in which people and organizations utilize their authority to retain control. In other words, the FBI looked at how power is maintained. The notion of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, or according to Katherine Miller as “the theory that developed over many years as a general theory of human motivation” was also helpful in gaining an understanding of the reasons that motivated the acts taken by the presidents. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was able to acquire a better grasp of the ambitions and aspirations that may have impacted the actions of the presidents by taking into consideration the numerous needs that people are motivated by. Finally, the systems theory made it possible for the FBI to investigate the intricate web of interactions and factors that play a role in the formation of political decisions. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was able to get a nuanced and in-depth comprehension of the presidents' actions by employing a holistic approach to gaining a better knowledge of the dynamics at play. Or as Miller refers to this as an input (the FBI finding out that these politicians have classified documents) output (the FBI was able to gauge into what these two