Exam 13: The Executive Branch

Discuss ways in which political participation and affiliation of federal employees has changed under the spoils system, the Hatch Act, and the 1993 Federal Employees Political Activities Act.

Discuss the challenges involved in implementing environmental regulations.

The Social Security Administration, Small Business Administration, and the Smithsonian Institution are examples of what type of organization within the executive branch?

A large, complex organization in which employees have specific job responsibilities and work within a hierarchy of authority is called which of the following?

A federal employee who was appointed by the president with the explicit task of carrying out the president's political and partisan agenda would be known as which of the following?

When the government sets limits on ingredients found in prescription medications or on factory emissions, this would be an example of which of the following?

In 1976, Congress enacted what legislation to increase transparency by requiring that government agencies hold open forums to allow the public to comment on their decisions, regulations, and performance?

Which of the following statements best describes bureaucracy?

Consider a situation in which Congress is not pleased with the direction taken by a federal agency. How can Congress punish or otherwise exert control over that agency?

Which of the following is accurate regarding the organization of the executive branch?

A president awarded a significant number of government jobs to political supporters. That president used what?

What can be said regarding the structure of a bureaucracy?

Describe the evolution of the civil service with particular emphasis on legislation that implemented reforms in government employment policies.

Explain why presidents find the bureaucracy is not always as responsive as they might like.

Describe the manner(s) in which Congress attempts to control the bureaucracy.

Explain the costs and benefits of the privatization of federal services.

Which of the following is an example of privatization?

When a president is elected who has a different party affiliation than the current president, the new president staffs the federal government with political supporters and friends. Which of the following does this describe?

In 1870, the Office of the Attorney General, first set up in 1793, was transformed into which of the following to handle the legal business of the nation?

Which of the following is responsible for oversight of the national bureaucracy?