Question 1

The ________ established a merit system for certain federal positions.

Accepted Answer

A) Morrill Act 
B) Hatch Act 
C) Pendleton Act 
D) Taft-Hartley Act 
E) National Performance Review 
A) Morrill Act 
B) Hatch Act 
C) Pendleton Act 
D) Taft-Hartley Act 
E) National Performance Review

Question 2

Upon reaching Congress,what first happens to the president's budget proposal?

Accepted Answer

A) It is subjected to floor debate. 
B) It goes to the House and Senate budget committees. 
C) It is reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. 
D) It is marked up by the full Senate before moving to the House. 
E) It is referred to the House and Senate appropriations committees. 
A) It is subjected to floor debate. 
B) It goes to the House and Senate budget committees. 
C) It is reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. 
D) It is marked up by the full Senate before moving to the House. 
E) It is referred to the House and Senate appropriations committees.

Question 3

Which of the following was the most recent broad initiative aimed at making the bureaucracy more responsive?

Accepted Answer

A) the Brownlow Commission 
B) the National Performance Review 
C) the Hoover Commission 
D) the Volcker Commission 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) the Brownlow Commission 
B) the National Performance Review 
C) the Hoover Commission 
D) the Volcker Commission 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 4

________ is/are most likely to understand trade issues in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) The president 
B) Members of the Senate 
C) Career bureaucrats in the Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission 
D) Members of the House 
E) Federal mediators 
A) The president 
B) Members of the Senate 
C) Career bureaucrats in the Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission 
D) Members of the House 
E) Federal mediators

Question 5

The cabinet department with the largest number of full-time civilian employees is the Department of

Accepted Answer

A) State. 
B) Defense. 
C) Labor. 
D) Health and Human Services. 
E) Education. 
A) State. 
B) Defense. 
C) Labor. 
D) Health and Human Services. 
E) Education.

Question 6

The number of employees in the federal bureaucracy is about ________.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 million 
B) 2.5 million 
C) 5 million 
D) 700,000 
E) 1 million 
A) 10 million 
B) 2.5 million 
C) 5 million 
D) 700,000 
E) 1 million

Question 7

About three in every five managerial and professional positions in the federal bureaucracy are held by

Accepted Answer

A) women. 
B) white males. 
C) African Americans. 
D) Latino Americans. 
E) Asian Americans. 
A) women. 
B) white males. 
C) African Americans. 
D) Latino Americans. 
E) Asian Americans.

Question 8

Whenever Congress has a perceived need for ongoing control of an economic activity,it has tended to create a

Accepted Answer

A) regulatory agency. 
B) cabinet department. 
C) presidential commission. 
D) government corporation. 
E) blue ribbon panel. 
A) regulatory agency. 
B) cabinet department. 
C) presidential commission. 
D) government corporation. 
E) blue ribbon panel.

Question 9

An administrative law judge

Accepted Answer

A) usually works in any agency that needs her or his services. 
B) runs trials,but all decisions are made by juries. 
C) can gather evidence and take testimony. 
D) issues only advisory opinions. 
E) seeks to protect federal agencies,not individual citizens. 
A) usually works in any agency that needs her or his services. 
B) runs trials,but all decisions are made by juries. 
C) can gather evidence and take testimony. 
D) issues only advisory opinions. 
E) seeks to protect federal agencies,not individual citizens.

Question 10

How has the Government Accountability Office's role changed?

Accepted Answer

A) It has acquired wide judicial and adjudication powers to deal with inter-agency disputes. 
B) It has changed from a presidential-executive support agency to largely a congressional support agency. 
C) It has been given broader powers over time to actually grant additional funds or take away funds directly from agencies. 
D) It has had its broad powers limited from general oversight down to keeping track of agency spending. 
E) It has moved from a limited role of keeping track of agency spending to also monitoring whether the agency is implementing policies in the way Congress intended. 
A) It has acquired wide judicial and adjudication powers to deal with inter-agency disputes. 
B) It has changed from a presidential-executive support agency to largely a congressional support agency. 
C) It has been given broader powers over time to actually grant additional funds or take away funds directly from agencies. 
D) It has had its broad powers limited from general oversight down to keeping track of agency spending. 
E) It has moved from a limited role of keeping track of agency spending to also monitoring whether the agency is implementing policies in the way Congress intended.

Question 11

The federal government's fiscal year starts on

Accepted Answer

A) January 1. 
B) March 1. 
C) April 15. 
D) July 1. 
E) October 1. 
A) January 1. 
B) March 1. 
C) April 15. 
D) July 1. 
E) October 1.

Question 12

Compared to the president and Congress,the bureaucracy

Accepted Answer

A) is held in higher esteem by the public. 
B) is authorized by a constitutional amendment rather than by the original Constitution. 
C) has a more direct impact on the daily lives of Americans. 
D) has changed very little during the nation's history. 
E) is more easily controlled by the voters. 
A) is held in higher esteem by the public. 
B) is authorized by a constitutional amendment rather than by the original Constitution. 
C) has a more direct impact on the daily lives of Americans. 
D) has changed very little during the nation's history. 
E) is more easily controlled by the voters.

Question 13

Which group saw the LARGEST percentage increase of GS 13-15 jobs between 1982 and 2011?

Accepted Answer

A) Blacks 
B) Hispanics 
C) women 
D) white men 
E) All of these groups had about the same percentage increase. 
A) Blacks 
B) Hispanics 
C) women 
D) white men 
E) All of these groups had about the same percentage increase.

Question 14

The Senior Executive Service (SES)

Accepted Answer

A) is composed of civil employees that can be fired more easily than normal career civil servants. 
B) was designed to combat abuse of the patronage system. 
C) is composed of civil employees that can be assigned by the president to any position within the bureaucracy. 
D) has been more successful in practice than its proponents anticipated. 
E) assigns most of its senior executives to work within a different agency than the one in which they originally worked. 
A) is composed of civil employees that can be fired more easily than normal career civil servants. 
B) was designed to combat abuse of the patronage system. 
C) is composed of civil employees that can be assigned by the president to any position within the bureaucracy. 
D) has been more successful in practice than its proponents anticipated. 
E) assigns most of its senior executives to work within a different agency than the one in which they originally worked.

Question 15

Which of the following is true of federal employees and labor unions?

Accepted Answer

A) Federal employees are prohibited from forming labor unions. 
B) Federal employees can form labor unions,but their unions by law have limited authority. 
C) There are no restrictions on the creation and powers of labor unions by federal employees. 
D) Among federal employees,only employees of government corporations can legally form labor unions. 
E) Federal employees can form labor unions but are not allowed to participate in collective bargaining. 
A) Federal employees are prohibited from forming labor unions. 
B) Federal employees can form labor unions,but their unions by law have limited authority. 
C) There are no restrictions on the creation and powers of labor unions by federal employees. 
D) Among federal employees,only employees of government corporations can legally form labor unions. 
E) Federal employees can form labor unions but are not allowed to participate in collective bargaining.

Question 16

Which of the following is true of the federal government's demographic representativeness?

Accepted Answer

A) Because the federal government has reduced efforts to specifically promote women and minorities,the proportion of white males that hold top administration positions has increased in recent years. 
B) If all employees are taken into account,the federal bureaucracy comes reasonably close to being representative of the nation's population. 
C) Women and minorities are better represented in Congress and the judiciary than they are among the top ranks of administrators. 
D) The concept of a demographically representative civil service was first endorsed by President Reagan in 1984. 
E) There has been much more improvement in the representation of minorities in the civil service than in the representation of women. 
A) Because the federal government has reduced efforts to specifically promote women and minorities,the proportion of white males that hold top administration positions has increased in recent years. 
B) If all employees are taken into account,the federal bureaucracy comes reasonably close to being representative of the nation's population. 
C) Women and minorities are better represented in Congress and the judiciary than they are among the top ranks of administrators. 
D) The concept of a demographically representative civil service was first endorsed by President Reagan in 1984. 
E) There has been much more improvement in the representation of minorities in the civil service than in the representation of women.

Question 17

As distinct from the patronage system,the merit system for managing the bureaucracy

Accepted Answer

A) allows the president to appoint top officials of executive agencies,thus making the bureaucracy more responsive to election outcomes. 
B) provides for presidential leadership of the bureaucracy,thus giving it greater coordination and direction. 
C) provides for a neutral administration in the sense that civil servants are not partisan appointees,thus ensuring evenhanded work. 
D) provides that all programs will be evaluated regularly to determine whether they merit continued funding. 
E) All of these answers are correct. 
A) allows the president to appoint top officials of executive agencies,thus making the bureaucracy more responsive to election outcomes. 
B) provides for presidential leadership of the bureaucracy,thus giving it greater coordination and direction. 
C) provides for a neutral administration in the sense that civil servants are not partisan appointees,thus ensuring evenhanded work. 
D) provides that all programs will be evaluated regularly to determine whether they merit continued funding. 
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 18

The principles on which bureaucratic organization is based include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) hierarchical authority 
B) job specialization 
C) formalized rules 
D) hierarchical authority,job specialization,and formalized rules 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) hierarchical authority 
B) job specialization 
C) formalized rules 
D) hierarchical authority,job specialization,and formalized rules 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 19

The administrative concept of neutral competence holds that the bureaucracy should

Accepted Answer

A) be staffed by people chosen on the basis of ability and do its work fairly on behalf of all citizens. 
B) stay out of conflicts between Congress and the president. 
C) be structured on the basis of the principles of specialization,hierarchy,and formal rules. 
D) not allow in-fighting between agencies. 
E) be staffed by partisan presidents. 
A) be staffed by people chosen on the basis of ability and do its work fairly on behalf of all citizens. 
B) stay out of conflicts between Congress and the president. 
C) be structured on the basis of the principles of specialization,hierarchy,and formal rules. 
D) not allow in-fighting between agencies. 
E) be staffed by partisan presidents.

Question 20

Congress oversees the bureaucracy by using

Accepted Answer

A) sunset provisions. 
B) the Government Accounting Office. 
C) oversight hearings. 
D) all of these: sunset provisions,the Government Accounting Office,and oversight hearings. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) sunset provisions. 
B) the Government Accounting Office. 
C) oversight hearings. 
D) all of these: sunset provisions,the Government Accounting Office,and oversight hearings. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

The ________ established a merit system for certain federal positions.

Upon reaching Congress,what first happens to the president's budget proposal?

Which of the following was the most recent broad initiative aimed at making the bureaucracy more responsive?

________ is/are most likely to understand trade issues in the United States.

The cabinet department with the largest number of full-time civilian employees is the Department of

The number of employees in the federal bureaucracy is about ________.

About three in every five managerial and professional positions in the federal bureaucracy are held by

Whenever Congress has a perceived need for ongoing control of an economic activity,it has tended to create a

An administrative law judge

How has the Government Accountability Office's role changed?

The federal government's fiscal year starts on

Compared to the president and Congress,the bureaucracy

Which group saw the LARGEST percentage increase of GS 13-15 jobs between 1982 and 2011?

The Senior Executive Service (SES)

Which of the following is true of federal employees and labor unions?

Which of the following is true of the federal government's demographic representativeness?

As distinct from the patronage system,the merit system for managing the bureaucracy

The principles on which bureaucratic organization is based include which of the following?

The administrative concept of neutral competence holds that the bureaucracy should

Congress oversees the bureaucracy by using

Political Thinking and Political Culture: Becoming a Responsible Citizen

Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government

Federalism: Forging a Nation

Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

Political Parties,candidates,and Campaigns: Defining the Voters Choice

Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence

The News Media: Communicating Political Images

Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests

The Presidency: Leading the Nation

The Federal Judicial System: Applying the Law

Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to Prosperity

Income,welfare,and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security

Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

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Exam 13: The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

The ________ established a merit system for certain federal positions.

Upon reaching Congress,what first happens to the president's budget proposal?

Which of the following was the most recent broad initiative aimed at making the bureaucracy more responsive?

________ is/are most likely to understand trade issues in the United States.

The cabinet department with the largest number of full-time civilian employees is the Department of

The number of employees in the federal bureaucracy is about ________.

About three in every five managerial and professional positions in the federal bureaucracy are held by

Whenever Congress has a perceived need for ongoing control of an economic activity,it has tended to create a

An administrative law judge

How has the Government Accountability Office's role changed?

The federal government's fiscal year starts on

Compared to the president and Congress,the bureaucracy

Which group saw the LARGEST percentage increase of GS 13-15 jobs between 1982 and 2011?

The Senior Executive Service (SES)

Which of the following is true of federal employees and labor unions?

Which of the following is true of the federal government's demographic representativeness?

As distinct from the patronage system,the merit system for managing the bureaucracy

The principles on which bureaucratic organization is based include which of the following?

The administrative concept of neutral competence holds that the bureaucracy should

Congress oversees the bureaucracy by using

Political Thinking and Political Culture: Becoming a Responsible Citizen

Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government

Federalism: Forging a Nation

Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

Political Parties,candidates,and Campaigns: Defining the Voters Choice

Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence

The News Media: Communicating Political Images

Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests

The Presidency: Leading the Nation

The Federal Judicial System: Applying the Law

Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to Prosperity

Income,welfare,and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security

Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

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