Question 1

The National Performance Review addressed which of the following issues about the bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) responsiveness 
B) accountability 
C) efficiency 
D) the need to reduce red tape 
E) All of these answers are correct. 
A) responsiveness 
B) accountability 
C) efficiency 
D) the need to reduce red tape 
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

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 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

The two main systems of bureaucratic employment are the patronage and merit systems.Describe their respective goals and the major problems associated with each system.

Accepted Answer

The patronage system was designed to mak

Question 5

The Senior Executive Service was established in ________ and consists of about ________ career civil servants.

Accepted Answer

A) 1887; 800 
B) 1911; 800 
C) 1933; 1,300 
D) 1961; 1,300 
E) 1978; 7,000 
A) 1887; 800 
B) 1911; 800 
C) 1933; 1,300 
D) 1961; 1,300 
E) 1978; 7,000

Question 6

What happens to the president's budget if it is approved by a vote of the House and Senate?

Accepted Answer

A) It is reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. 
B) It has reached its final approval and is implemented. 
C) It is sent to the president to sign or veto. 
D) It is given to the president for any further executive changes to be added. 
E) It is referred to the House and Senate appropriations committees for implementation. 
A) It is reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. 
B) It has reached its final approval and is implemented. 
C) It is sent to the president to sign or veto. 
D) It is given to the president for any further executive changes to be added. 
E) It is referred to the House and Senate appropriations committees for implementation.

Question 7

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 8

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 neutral 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 neutral 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 9

Which group saw the largest percentage increase of SES positions 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 10

Which of the following steps in the federal budgetary process occurs earliest?

Accepted Answer

A) The agencies work on their budgets. 
B) The president consults with the OMB on agency instructions. 
C) Congress completes work on the appropriations bills. 
D) Congress adopts a budget resolution. 
E) The president submits budget proposals to Congress. 
A) The agencies work on their budgets. 
B) The president consults with the OMB on agency instructions. 
C) Congress completes work on the appropriations bills. 
D) Congress adopts a budget resolution. 
E) The president submits budget proposals to Congress.

Question 11

Federal civil service employees cannot legally

Accepted Answer

A) be fired from their jobs. 
B) go on strike. 
C) belong to a union. 
D) be restricted in their political activities. 
E) hold certain key jobs in election campaigns. 
A) be fired from their jobs. 
B) go on strike. 
C) belong to a union. 
D) be restricted in their political activities. 
E) hold certain key jobs in election campaigns.

Question 12

In the late 1800s,rapid economic growth placed new demands on the federal government and led it to

Accepted Answer

A) create new federal departments built around economic interests. 
B) establish the Senior Executive Service. 
C) reorganize the cabinet in order to make it the center of economic policy making. 
D) both create new federal departments built around economic interests,and establish the Senior Executive Service. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) create new federal departments built around economic interests. 
B) establish the Senior Executive Service. 
C) reorganize the cabinet in order to make it the center of economic policy making. 
D) both create new federal departments built around economic interests,and establish the Senior Executive Service. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 13

Bureaucrats are ________ and elected officials are ________.

Accepted Answer

A) generalists; specialists 
B) generalists; generalists 
C) specialists; generalists 
D) specialists; specialists 
E) popular; unpopular 
A) generalists; specialists 
B) generalists; generalists 
C) specialists; generalists 
D) specialists; specialists 
E) popular; unpopular

Question 14

Legally,the bureaucracy derives general authority for its programs from

Accepted Answer

A) acts of Congress. 
B) federalism. 
C) regulatory rulings. 
D) court rulings. 
E) the will of the people. 
A) acts of Congress. 
B) federalism. 
C) regulatory rulings. 
D) court rulings. 
E) the will of the people.

Question 15

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 16

Which federal agency was lax in requiring the proper safety procedures that could have prevented the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A) Environmental Protection Agency 
B) Department of Labor 
C) Department of Transportation 
D) Minerals Management Service 
E) Executive Office of the President 
A) Environmental Protection Agency 
B) Department of Labor 
C) Department of Transportation 
D) Minerals Management Service 
E) Executive Office of the President

Question 17

Most federal civil servants are hired on the basis of

Accepted Answer

A) merit criteria. 
B) patronage. 
C) previous job experience in the private sector. 
D) the personal preferences of immediate supervisors. 
E) a lottery system. 
A) merit criteria. 
B) patronage. 
C) previous job experience in the private sector. 
D) the personal preferences of immediate supervisors. 
E) a lottery system.

Question 18

Discuss the historical process by which the federal bureaucracy grew from its original size to its present size.

Accepted Answer

The bureaucracy has been transformed by

Question 19

When an individual believes that he or she was improperly disadvantaged by a bureaucrat's decision and contests the decision,the dispute is usually handled by

Accepted Answer

A) an administrative law judge. 
B) a congressional oversight committee. 
C) a federal appeals court. 
D) a departmental or agency adjudication office. 
E) the Supreme Court. 
A) an administrative law judge. 
B) a congressional oversight committee. 
C) a federal appeals court. 
D) a departmental or agency adjudication office. 
E) the Supreme Court.

Question 20

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.

The National Performance Review addressed which of the following issues about the bureaucracy?

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

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

The two main systems of bureaucratic employment are the patronage and merit systems.Describe their respective goals and the major problems associated with each system.

The Senior Executive Service was established in and consists of about career civil servants.

What happens to the president's budget if it is approved by a vote of the House and Senate?

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

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

Which group saw the largest percentage increase of SES positions between 1982 and 2011?

Which of the following steps in the federal budgetary process occurs earliest?

Federal civil service employees cannot legally

In the late 1800s,rapid economic growth placed new demands on the federal government and led it to

Bureaucrats are and elected officials are .

Legally,the bureaucracy derives general authority for its programs from

The federal government's fiscal year starts on

Which federal agency was lax in requiring the proper safety procedures that could have prevented the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?

Most federal civil servants are hired on the basis of

Discuss the historical process by which the federal bureaucracy grew from its original size to its present size.

When an individual believes that he or she was improperly disadvantaged by a bureaucrat's decision and contests the decision,the dispute is usually handled by

The administrative concept of neutral competence holds that the bureaucracy should

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Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

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Exam 13: The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

The National Performance Review addressed which of the following issues about the bureaucracy?

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

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

The two main systems of bureaucratic employment are the patronage and merit systems.Describe their respective goals and the major problems associated with each system.

The Senior Executive Service was established in ________ and consists of about ________ career civil servants.

What happens to the president's budget if it is approved by a vote of the House and Senate?

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

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

Which group saw the largest percentage increase of SES positions between 1982 and 2011?

Which of the following steps in the federal budgetary process occurs earliest?

Federal civil service employees cannot legally

In the late 1800s,rapid economic growth placed new demands on the federal government and led it to

Bureaucrats are ________ and elected officials are ________.

Legally,the bureaucracy derives general authority for its programs from

The federal government's fiscal year starts on

Which federal agency was lax in requiring the proper safety procedures that could have prevented the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?

Most federal civil servants are hired on the basis of

Discuss the historical process by which the federal bureaucracy grew from its original size to its present size.

When an individual believes that he or she was improperly disadvantaged by a bureaucrat's decision and contests the decision,the dispute is usually handled by

The administrative concept of neutral competence holds that the bureaucracy should

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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The Senior Executive Service was established in and consists of about career civil servants.

Bureaucrats are and elected officials are .