Question 1

All of the following statements concerning the formation of the federal bureaucracy are true EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  It was created piecemeal over time. 
B)  The greatest period of growth of the bureaucracy was in the 1800s. 
C)  Some of the agencies were created to serve essential government functions. 
D)  Some of the agencies were created in response to changing national needs. 
E)  Some of the agencies were created in response to the demands of clientele groups. 
A)  It was created piecemeal over time. 
B)  The greatest period of growth of the bureaucracy was in the 1800s. 
C)  Some of the agencies were created to serve essential government functions. 
D)  Some of the agencies were created in response to changing national needs. 
E)  Some of the agencies were created in response to the demands of clientele groups.

Question 2

In addition to their power to appoint heads of federal agencies,presidents have additional involvement with the bureaucracy,including the presidential veto,the power to reorganize the bureaucracy,the power of persuasion,and ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the power to write new civil service exam questions 
B)  the power to establish quotas regarding gender and race among department heads 
C)  a key role in the budget process 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the power to write new civil service exam questions 
B)  the power to establish quotas regarding gender and race among department heads 
C)  a key role in the budget process 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 3

Citizen advisory councils are established to subject key policy decisions to the consideration of the general public.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The term iron triangle refers to the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  phenomenon of members of interest groups, congressional committees, and bureaucratic agencies cooperating for mutual benefit 
B)  practice of business, labor, and consumer groups maintaining a united front against burdensome bureaucratic regulations 
C)  alliances made by different parts of the bureaucracy to prevent a presidential reorganization 
D)  control that presidents, members of Congress, and judges have over the bureaucracy 
E)  long-standing relationships among senators, representatives, and their constituents 
A)  phenomenon of members of interest groups, congressional committees, and bureaucratic agencies cooperating for mutual benefit 
B)  practice of business, labor, and consumer groups maintaining a united front against burdensome bureaucratic regulations 
C)  alliances made by different parts of the bureaucracy to prevent a presidential reorganization 
D)  control that presidents, members of Congress, and judges have over the bureaucracy 
E)  long-standing relationships among senators, representatives, and their constituents

Question 5

The term iron circles refers to the phenomenon of members of interest groups,congressional committees,and bureaucratic agencies cooperating for mutual benefit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The value of explicit rules in bureaucratic institutions is that they ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  facilitate individually tailored treatment of citizens 
B)  allow for flexibility 
C)  encourage creativity 
D)  create standardization and predictability 
E)  reduce uniformity of behavior 
A)  facilitate individually tailored treatment of citizens 
B)  allow for flexibility 
C)  encourage creativity 
D)  create standardization and predictability 
E)  reduce uniformity of behavior

Question 7

President Obama's appointments to the bureaucracy differed from President George W.Bush's appointments in that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  President Bush's appointments were made with policy expertise in mind 
B)  the most important criterion in President Obama's appointments appears to have been ideology 
C)  President Obama's appointments were more likely to be made on the basis of policy expertise 
D)  President Bush's appointees were chosen to strengthen the agencies in carrying out their traditional functions 
E)  President Obama's appointees were chosen to diminish the traditional missions of the agencies 
A)  President Bush's appointments were made with policy expertise in mind 
B)  the most important criterion in President Obama's appointments appears to have been ideology 
C)  President Obama's appointments were more likely to be made on the basis of policy expertise 
D)  President Bush's appointees were chosen to strengthen the agencies in carrying out their traditional functions 
E)  President Obama's appointees were chosen to diminish the traditional missions of the agencies

Question 8

A clear chain of command with all employees knowing who their supervisors are as well as whom they are responsible for is an example of a(n)______.

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchy 
B)  top-down model 
C)  team structure 
D)  chain-of-command 
A)  hierarchy 
B)  top-down model 
C)  team structure 
D)  chain-of-command

Question 9

The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 has ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  been a step toward counteracting negative behavior 
B)  successfully protected those who stepped forward to point out waste and fraud in the bureaucracy 
C)  offset the pressure to protect programs and budgets 
D)  reduced substantially the mistakes made by the bureaucracy 
E)  worked as its supporters had hoped it would 
A)  been a step toward counteracting negative behavior 
B)  successfully protected those who stepped forward to point out waste and fraud in the bureaucracy 
C)  offset the pressure to protect programs and budgets 
D)  reduced substantially the mistakes made by the bureaucracy 
E)  worked as its supporters had hoped it would

Question 10

The bureaucracy engages in the lawmaking process ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  during emergencies in which Congress does not have the time to act 
B)  because bureaucrats find it easy to overstep their authority as Congress ignores them 
C)  because the Constitution makes provision for the bureaucracy to make laws as a check on Congress 
D)  because Congress often passes very general laws that require clarification before they can be enforced 
E)  only when Congress is not in session 
A)  during emergencies in which Congress does not have the time to act 
B)  because bureaucrats find it easy to overstep their authority as Congress ignores them 
C)  because the Constitution makes provision for the bureaucracy to make laws as a check on Congress 
D)  because Congress often passes very general laws that require clarification before they can be enforced 
E)  only when Congress is not in session

Question 11

The Department of Justice enforces the laws and represents the American government before the U.S.Supreme Court.Therefore,it was created to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  help the president deal with the Cold War 
B)  respond to changing national needs 
C)  respond to the demands of clientele groups 
D)  serve an essential government function 
E)  help the president respond to the Great Depression 
A)  help the president deal with the Cold War 
B)  respond to changing national needs 
C)  respond to the demands of clientele groups 
D)  serve an essential government function 
E)  help the president respond to the Great Depression

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  patronage 
B)  pandering 
C)  pay-for-play 
D)  lobbying 
E)  nepotism 
A)  patronage 
B)  pandering 
C)  pay-for-play 
D)  lobbying 
E)  nepotism

Question 13

When political bureaucratic appointees conflict with career civil servants,______.

Accepted Answer

A)  compromises generally result in strengthened agencies and clearer policies 
B)  stalemates result very infrequently 
C)  the political appointees generally win because they have the power to enforce their edicts 
D)  political appointees can be trusted to give up first because they are more interested in advancing their careers 
E)  political appointees have the advantage of a higher position of authority, but civil servants can stall to slowly kill policy changes 
A)  compromises generally result in strengthened agencies and clearer policies 
B)  stalemates result very infrequently 
C)  the political appointees generally win because they have the power to enforce their edicts 
D)  political appointees can be trusted to give up first because they are more interested in advancing their careers 
E)  political appointees have the advantage of a higher position of authority, but civil servants can stall to slowly kill policy changes

Question 14

The primary effect of sunshine laws has been to open the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  political appointment process to criticism 
B)  White House decision-making process to outside review 
C)  daily efforts of members of Congress to their constituents 
D)  federal judiciary's proceedings to the people 
E)  policymaking process to the public 
A)  political appointment process to criticism 
B)  White House decision-making process to outside review 
C)  daily efforts of members of Congress to their constituents 
D)  federal judiciary's proceedings to the people 
E)  policymaking process to the public

Question 15

The Privacy Act of 1974 ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  prevents the bureaucracy from releasing any information it has about people 
B)  allows people to refuse to give their Social Security number to anyone who asks for it 
C)  gives citizens access to records that government agencies have on them 
D)  forbids the government from gathering information on citizens 
E)  requires that all information about citizens be stored in the National Archives 
A)  prevents the bureaucracy from releasing any information it has about people 
B)  allows people to refuse to give their Social Security number to anyone who asks for it 
C)  gives citizens access to records that government agencies have on them 
D)  forbids the government from gathering information on citizens 
E)  requires that all information about citizens be stored in the National Archives

Question 16

Bureaucracies are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  found in both the public and private sectors 
B)  useful only in democratic countries 
C)  always independent from partisan control 
D)  located only in governments 
E)  always less efficient than markets 
A)  found in both the public and private sectors 
B)  useful only in democratic countries 
C)  always independent from partisan control 
D)  located only in governments 
E)  always less efficient than markets

Question 17

What is the relationship between the president and the bureaucracies of the executive branch,of which he is head? What frustrations do presidents face,and what tools can they use to influence the bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

Civil servants are protected from politi

Question 18

______ refers to bureaucrats' authority to use their own judgment in interpreting and carrying out the laws of Congress.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bureaucratic discretion 
B)  Administrative regulation 
C)  Administration imperatives 
D)  Bureaucratic culture 
E)  Implied legislation 
A)  Bureaucratic discretion 
B)  Administrative regulation 
C)  Administration imperatives 
D)  Bureaucratic culture 
E)  Implied legislation

Question 19

Iron triangles accurately depict the relationships among congressional committees,interest groups,and bureaucratic agencies,but the full range of politics is best seen when one looks at ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  issue networks 
B)  departments 
C)  the spoils system 
D)  bureaucratic discretion 
E)  patronage 
A)  issue networks 
B)  departments 
C)  the spoils system 
D)  bureaucratic discretion 
E)  patronage

Question 20

The Privacy Act of 1974 gives citizens access to records that government agencies have on them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

All of the following statements concerning the formation of the federal bureaucracy are true EXCEPT this one:

In addition to their power to appoint heads of federal agencies,presidents have additional involvement with the bureaucracy,including the presidential veto,the power to reorganize the bureaucracy,the power of persuasion,and ______.

Citizen advisory councils are established to subject key policy decisions to the consideration of the general public.

The term iron triangle refers to the ______.

The term iron circles refers to the phenomenon of members of interest groups,congressional committees,and bureaucratic agencies cooperating for mutual benefit.

The value of explicit rules in bureaucratic institutions is that they ______.

President Obama's appointments to the bureaucracy differed from President George W.Bush's appointments in that ______.

A clear chain of command with all employees knowing who their supervisors are as well as whom they are responsible for is an example of a(n)______.

The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 has ______.

The bureaucracy engages in the lawmaking process ______.

The Department of Justice enforces the laws and represents the American government before the U.S.Supreme Court.Therefore,it was created to ______.

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

When political bureaucratic appointees conflict with career civil servants,______.

The primary effect of sunshine laws has been to open the ______.

The Privacy Act of 1974 ______.

Bureaucracies are ______.

What is the relationship between the president and the bureaucracies of the executive branch,of which he is head? What frustrations do presidents face,and what tools can they use to influence the bureaucracy?

______ refers to bureaucrats' authority to use their own judgment in interpreting and carrying out the laws of Congress.

Iron triangles accurately depict the relationships among congressional committees,interest groups,and bureaucratic agencies,but the full range of politics is best seen when one looks at ______.

The Privacy Act of 1974 gives citizens access to records that government agencies have on them.

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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Exam 9: The Bureaucracy

All of the following statements concerning the formation of the federal bureaucracy are true EXCEPT this one:

In addition to their power to appoint heads of federal agencies,presidents have additional involvement with the bureaucracy,including the presidential veto,the power to reorganize the bureaucracy,the power of persuasion,and ______.

Citizen advisory councils are established to subject key policy decisions to the consideration of the general public.

The term iron triangle refers to the ______.

The term iron circles refers to the phenomenon of members of interest groups,congressional committees,and bureaucratic agencies cooperating for mutual benefit.

The value of explicit rules in bureaucratic institutions is that they ______.

President Obama's appointments to the bureaucracy differed from President George W.Bush's appointments in that ______.

A clear chain of command with all employees knowing who their supervisors are as well as whom they are responsible for is an example of a(n)______.

The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 has ______.

The bureaucracy engages in the lawmaking process ______.

The Department of Justice enforces the laws and represents the American government before the U.S.Supreme Court.Therefore,it was created to ______.

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

When political bureaucratic appointees conflict with career civil servants,______.

The primary effect of sunshine laws has been to open the ______.

The Privacy Act of 1974 ______.

Bureaucracies are ______.

What is the relationship between the president and the bureaucracies of the executive branch,of which he is head? What frustrations do presidents face,and what tools can they use to influence the bureaucracy?

______ refers to bureaucrats' authority to use their own judgment in interpreting and carrying out the laws of Congress.

Iron triangles accurately depict the relationships among congressional committees,interest groups,and bureaucratic agencies,but the full range of politics is best seen when one looks at ______.

The Privacy Act of 1974 gives citizens access to records that government agencies have on them.

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

Filters