Question 1

The practice in which successful party candidates reward supporters with jobs or favors is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  patronage 
B)  handshake deals 
C)  sponsorship 
D)  democratic backing 
A)  patronage 
B)  handshake deals 
C)  sponsorship 
D)  democratic backing

Question 2

What effect did the Pendleton Act and the Hatch Act have on the American federal bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

Prior to passage of these acts,the burea

Question 3

What factors have led to the growth and development of the federal bureaucracy? Are those features of the American political system and society likely to permit a significant reduction in the size of the bureaucracy in the near future?

Accepted Answer

The federal bureaucracy developed in a p

Question 4

Very few ______,African Americans,or Hispanics reach the highest levels of the civil service ladder.

Accepted Answer

A)  people over the age of forty 
B)  women 
C)  people from southern states 
D)  people from northern states 
E)  people of northern European ancestry 
A)  people over the age of forty 
B)  women 
C)  people from southern states 
D)  people from northern states 
E)  people of northern European ancestry

Question 5

Prior to the creation of a professional civil service,government jobs were staffed by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  draft 
B)  patronage system 
C)  political appointees 
D)  lottery 
A)  draft 
B)  patronage system 
C)  political appointees 
D)  lottery

Question 6

At the highest levels,the bureaucracy is responsible to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  only one supervisor 
B)  Congress 
C)  the department heads 
D)  several bosses who may have conflicting goals 
E)  no one 
A)  only one supervisor 
B)  Congress 
C)  the department heads 
D)  several bosses who may have conflicting goals 
E)  no one

Question 7

The ultimate purpose of depoliticizing government bureaucracies is to create ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a spoils system 
B)  a merit system 
C)  neutral competence 
D)  bureaucratese 
E)  patronage 
A)  a spoils system 
B)  a merit system 
C)  neutral competence 
D)  bureaucratese 
E)  patronage

Question 8

Congress exercises control over the bureaucracy ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  through the actions of the Supreme Court 
B)  through the actions of the majority party 
C)  through the close scrutiny given to specific agencies by specific congressional subcommittees 
D)  more through actions of the Senate than through actions of the House of Representatives 
E)  more through actions of the House of Representatives than through actions of the Senate 
A)  through the actions of the Supreme Court 
B)  through the actions of the majority party 
C)  through the close scrutiny given to specific agencies by specific congressional subcommittees 
D)  more through actions of the Senate than through actions of the House of Representatives 
E)  more through actions of the House of Representatives than through actions of the Senate

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an example of a government corporation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amtrak 
B)  the U.S. Postal Service 
C)  the Tennessee Valley Authority 
D)  Bonneville Power Administration 
E)  the Food and Drug Administration 
A)  Amtrak 
B)  the U.S. Postal Service 
C)  the Tennessee Valley Authority 
D)  Bonneville Power Administration 
E)  the Food and Drug Administration

Question 10

The civil service replaced the ______ as a method of choosing government workers.

Accepted Answer

A)  merit system 
B)  hereditary inheritance 
C)  optional service 
D)  spoils system 
E)  presidential appointment system 
A)  merit system 
B)  hereditary inheritance 
C)  optional service 
D)  spoils system 
E)  presidential appointment system

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a government agency designed to serve a distinct clientele group?

Accepted Answer

A)  State 
B)  Agriculture 
C)  Justice 
D)  Homeland Security 
E)  Defense 
A)  State 
B)  Agriculture 
C)  Justice 
D)  Homeland Security 
E)  Defense

Question 12

The value of ______ in bureaucratic institutions is that they create standardization and predictability.

Accepted Answer

A)  leaders 
B)  established methods 
C)  explicit rules 
D)  laws 
A)  leaders 
B)  established methods 
C)  explicit rules 
D)  laws

Question 13

Bureaucracy is preferable to democracy in making decisions when ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  we can afford the time to deliberate 
B)  we require expertise and dispatch 
C)  a decision is of minor importance 
D)  it is essential that a decision be popular 
E)  a decision is too important to be left to the people 
A)  we can afford the time to deliberate 
B)  we require expertise and dispatch 
C)  a decision is of minor importance 
D)  it is essential that a decision be popular 
E)  a decision is too important to be left to the people

Question 14

A close relationship developed between the oil industry and the agency charged with regulating drilling.This relationship is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  effective regulatory practice 
B)  safeguarding the public interest 
C)  agency capture 
D)  cultivating industry cooperation with regulatory policy 
E)  information gathering 
A)  effective regulatory practice 
B)  safeguarding the public interest 
C)  agency capture 
D)  cultivating industry cooperation with regulatory policy 
E)  information gathering

Question 15

The primary source of power for a member of the bureaucracy is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  job security 
B)  personal political clout 
C)  expertise 
D)  friendship with a powerful member of Congress 
E)  friendship with the president 
A)  job security 
B)  personal political clout 
C)  expertise 
D)  friendship with a powerful member of Congress 
E)  friendship with the president

Question 16

The civil service replaced the ______ as a method of choosing government workers.

Accepted Answer

A)  lottery 
B)  patronage system 
C)  draft 
D)  spoils system 
A)  lottery 
B)  patronage system 
C)  draft 
D)  spoils system

Question 17

Compare and contrast spoils-based and merit-based bureaucratic systems.

Accepted Answer

The spoils system was based on patronage

Question 18

The lower levels of the bureaucracy are held accountable through ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  congressional oversight 
B)  citizen review 
C)  the legislative branch 
D)  rules 
A)  congressional oversight 
B)  citizen review 
C)  the legislative branch 
D)  rules

Question 19

The primary justification for the creation of a government corporation is to provide ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  infant industries with some protection 
B)  revenue for the federal government 
C)  competition in economic sectors currently dominated by a monopoly 
D)  jobs for political cronies 
E)  a service that the private sector is unable to offer 
A)  infant industries with some protection 
B)  revenue for the federal government 
C)  competition in economic sectors currently dominated by a monopoly 
D)  jobs for political cronies 
E)  a service that the private sector is unable to offer

Question 20

______ exercises control over the bureaucracy through the close scrutiny given to specific agencies by specific congressional subcommittees.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ exercises control over the bureaucracy through...

The practice in which successful party candidates reward supporters with jobs or favors is known as ______.

What effect did the Pendleton Act and the Hatch Act have on the American federal bureaucracy?

What factors have led to the growth and development of the federal bureaucracy? Are those features of the American political system and society likely to permit a significant reduction in the size of the bureaucracy in the near future?

Very few ______,African Americans,or Hispanics reach the highest levels of the civil service ladder.

Prior to the creation of a professional civil service,government jobs were staffed by ______.

At the highest levels,the bureaucracy is responsible to ______.

The ultimate purpose of depoliticizing government bureaucracies is to create ______.

Congress exercises control over the bureaucracy ______.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a government corporation?

The civil service replaced the ______ as a method of choosing government workers.

Which of the following is an example of a government agency designed to serve a distinct clientele group?

The value of ______ in bureaucratic institutions is that they create standardization and predictability.

Bureaucracy is preferable to democracy in making decisions when ______.

A close relationship developed between the oil industry and the agency charged with regulating drilling.This relationship is an example of ______.

The primary source of power for a member of the bureaucracy is ______.

The civil service replaced the ______ as a method of choosing government workers.

Compare and contrast spoils-based and merit-based bureaucratic systems.

The lower levels of the bureaucracy are held accountable through ______.

The primary justification for the creation of a government corporation is to provide ______.

______ exercises control over the bureaucracy through the close scrutiny given to specific agencies by specific congressional subcommittees.

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Exam 9: The Bureaucracy

The practice in which successful party candidates reward supporters with jobs or favors is known as ______.

What effect did the Pendleton Act and the Hatch Act have on the American federal bureaucracy?

What factors have led to the growth and development of the federal bureaucracy? Are those features of the American political system and society likely to permit a significant reduction in the size of the bureaucracy in the near future?

Very few ______,African Americans,or Hispanics reach the highest levels of the civil service ladder.

Prior to the creation of a professional civil service,government jobs were staffed by ______.

At the highest levels,the bureaucracy is responsible to ______.

The ultimate purpose of depoliticizing government bureaucracies is to create ______.

Congress exercises control over the bureaucracy ______.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a government corporation?

The civil service replaced the ______ as a method of choosing government workers.

Which of the following is an example of a government agency designed to serve a distinct clientele group?

The value of ______ in bureaucratic institutions is that they create standardization and predictability.

Bureaucracy is preferable to democracy in making decisions when ______.

A close relationship developed between the oil industry and the agency charged with regulating drilling.This relationship is an example of ______.

The primary source of power for a member of the bureaucracy is ______.

The civil service replaced the ______ as a method of choosing government workers.

Compare and contrast spoils-based and merit-based bureaucratic systems.

The lower levels of the bureaucracy are held accountable through ______.

The primary justification for the creation of a government corporation is to provide ______.

______ exercises control over the bureaucracy through the close scrutiny given to specific agencies by specific congressional subcommittees.

Politics: Who Gets What, and How?

American Citizens and Political Culture

Politics of the American Founding

Federalism and the U.S.Constitution

Fundamental American Liberties

The Struggle for Equal Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The American Legal System and the Courts

Public Opinion

Political Parties

Interest Groups

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

The Media

Social and Environmental Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

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