Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes the president's influence over agency budgets?

Accepted Answer

A) The president has final say over all department budgets,but has no control of the budgets of independent agencies. 
B) The president proposes agency budgets,but depends on Congress for appropriations of federal money. 
C) The president has sole authority to determine executive administrative budgets. 
D) The president has no authority in the budgeting process. 
A) The president has final say over all department budgets,but has no control of the budgets of independent agencies. 
B) The president proposes agency budgets,but depends on Congress for appropriations of federal money. 
C) The president has sole authority to determine executive administrative budgets. 
D) The president has no authority in the budgeting process. B

Question 2

Before 1883,how were government jobs awarded?

Accepted Answer

A) Jobs were awarded based on applicants' expertise. 
B) Jobs were awarded through a lottery system. 
C) Jobs were awarded based on applicants' performance on entrance exams. 
D) Jobs were awarded based on applicants' loyalty to the party in power. 
A) Jobs were awarded based on applicants' expertise. 
B) Jobs were awarded through a lottery system. 
C) Jobs were awarded based on applicants' performance on entrance exams. 
D) Jobs were awarded based on applicants' loyalty to the party in power. D

Question 3

What is a goal common to both the Pendleton Act and the Hatch Act?

Accepted Answer

A) reducing the exercise of administrative discretion 
B) reducing the influence of partisan politics on the federal bureaucracy 
C) increasing presidential control of the federal bureaucracy 
D) streamlining the policy implementation process 
A) reducing the exercise of administrative discretion 
B) reducing the influence of partisan politics on the federal bureaucracy 
C) increasing presidential control of the federal bureaucracy 
D) streamlining the policy implementation process B

Question 4

The federal civil service system was introduced with the passage of what law?

Accepted Answer

A) the Hatch Act 
B) the Pendleton Act 
C) the Administrative Procedures Act 
D) the Freedom of Information Act 
A) the Hatch Act 
B) the Pendleton Act 
C) the Administrative Procedures Act 
D) the Freedom of Information Act

Question 5

Which of the following is a government corporation?

Accepted Answer

A) the Food and Drug Administration 
B) the Federal Elections Commission 
C) the U.S.Postal Service 
D) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
A) the Food and Drug Administration 
B) the Federal Elections Commission 
C) the U.S.Postal Service 
D) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 6

What does a government corporation do?

Accepted Answer

A) generate significant profit for the federal government 
B) provide services that could be provided by the private sector 
C) break up monopolies and promote free-market principles 
D) expand international trade 
A) generate significant profit for the federal government 
B) provide services that could be provided by the private sector 
C) break up monopolies and promote free-market principles 
D) expand international trade

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the policies related to firing federal civil servants?

Accepted Answer

A) The courts can fire civil servants for legal or political reasons. 
B) It is often difficult and time consuming to fire a civil servant. 
C) Federal civil servants cannot be fired because they have life tenure. 
D) The president retains sole authority to hire and fire federal civil servants. 
A) The courts can fire civil servants for legal or political reasons. 
B) It is often difficult and time consuming to fire a civil servant. 
C) Federal civil servants cannot be fired because they have life tenure. 
D) The president retains sole authority to hire and fire federal civil servants.

Question 8

Those who believe that regulations on business and industry are too numerous and too complex are most likely to favor the policy of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) incentive systems 
B) command-and-control systems 
C) executive orders 
D) deregulation 
A) incentive systems 
B) command-and-control systems 
C) executive orders 
D) deregulation

Question 9

Which of the following is a drawback of privatization of government functions?

Accepted Answer

A) Privatization reduces the ability to scrutinize government functions. 
B) The bidding process involves too many rules. 
C) Privatized services often cost less to deliver. 
D) Privatized service delivery is often too slow. 
A) Privatization reduces the ability to scrutinize government functions. 
B) The bidding process involves too many rules. 
C) Privatized services often cost less to deliver. 
D) Privatized service delivery is often too slow.

Question 10

Which of the following is a function of the federal bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) issuing executive orders 
B) issuing executive agreements 
C) implementing laws passed by Congress 
D) implementing state statutes 
A) issuing executive orders 
B) issuing executive agreements 
C) implementing laws passed by Congress 
D) implementing state statutes

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of Max Weber's merit principle?

Accepted Answer

A) evaluating political candidates based on personal characteristics 
B) evaluating political candidates based on work experience 
C) hiring bureaucrats based on their ability to do the job 
D) evaluating a policy proposal based on its benefits 
A) evaluating political candidates based on personal characteristics 
B) evaluating political candidates based on work experience 
C) hiring bureaucrats based on their ability to do the job 
D) evaluating a policy proposal based on its benefits

Question 12

How do government corporations differ from private companies?

Accepted Answer

A) Government corporations perform activities that private companies cannot. 
B) Government corporations need less government oversight than private companies. 
C) Government corporations cannot sell stock,whereas private companies can. 
D) Government corporations can borrow money,whereas private companies cannot. 
A) Government corporations perform activities that private companies cannot. 
B) Government corporations need less government oversight than private companies. 
C) Government corporations cannot sell stock,whereas private companies can. 
D) Government corporations can borrow money,whereas private companies cannot.

Question 13

Under the spoils system,who was awarded jobs in the federal bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) those who scored highest on aptitude tests 
B) those who did not affiliate with a political party 
C) those who previously served in the military 
D) those who helped candidates win election 
A) those who scored highest on aptitude tests 
B) those who did not affiliate with a political party 
C) those who previously served in the military 
D) those who helped candidates win election

Question 14

Which of Max Weber's characteristics of bureaucracy is illustrated by a government agency in which the greatest authority resides with the agency head?

Accepted Answer

A) administrative discretion 
B) the merit principle 
C) task specialization 
D) hierarchical authority structure 
A) administrative discretion 
B) the merit principle 
C) task specialization 
D) hierarchical authority structure

Question 15

Under what circumstance are bureaucrats most likely to exercise discretion?

Accepted Answer

A) when an agency is creating environmental regulations 
B) when an agency is under congressional investigation 
C) when an agency is implementing a vague law 
D) when an agency is proposing legislation 
A) when an agency is creating environmental regulations 
B) when an agency is under congressional investigation 
C) when an agency is implementing a vague law 
D) when an agency is proposing legislation

Question 16

Cabinet secretaries are chosen by __________ and confirmed by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the president;the Senate 
B) the president;the House of Representatives 
C) the president;the Supreme Court 
D) the Senate;the president 
A) the president;the Senate 
B) the president;the House of Representatives 
C) the president;the Supreme Court 
D) the Senate;the president

Question 17

What is the purpose of the Hatch Act as amended?

Accepted Answer

A) to prohibit federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity while on duty 
B) to promote transparency in the federal bureaucracy during the transition from one president to the next 
C) to authorize greater use of discretion in bureaucratic decision making 
D) to prohibit awarding government jobs based on partisan loyalty 
A) to prohibit federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity while on duty 
B) to promote transparency in the federal bureaucracy during the transition from one president to the next 
C) to authorize greater use of discretion in bureaucratic decision making 
D) to prohibit awarding government jobs based on partisan loyalty

Question 18

In recent years,privatization of government functions to contractors has __________.

Accepted Answer

A) increased at the federal level 
B) provided services more efficiently at the federal level 
C) decreased at the state level 
D) received greater public support 
A) increased at the federal level 
B) provided services more efficiently at the federal level 
C) decreased at the state level 
D) received greater public support

Question 19

Which of the following grants bureaucracies the authority to issue regulations?

Accepted Answer

A) the General Accounting Office 
B) Congress 
C) the president 
D) the Internal Revenue Service 
A) the General Accounting Office 
B) Congress 
C) the president 
D) the Internal Revenue Service

Question 20

How do command-and-control policies differ from incentive systems?

Accepted Answer

A) Command-and-control policies use marketlike strategies,whereas incentive systems do not. 
B) Command-and-control policies are typically more efficient than incentive systems. 
C) Command-and-control policies are typically more equitable than incentive systems. 
D) Command-and-control policies typically focus on punishing those who violate the law,whereas incentive systems often include rewards. 
A) Command-and-control policies use marketlike strategies,whereas incentive systems do not. 
B) Command-and-control policies are typically more efficient than incentive systems. 
C) Command-and-control policies are typically more equitable than incentive systems. 
D) Command-and-control policies typically focus on punishing those who violate the law,whereas incentive systems often include rewards.

Which of the following statements best describes the president's influence over agency budgets?

Before 1883,how were government jobs awarded?

What is a goal common to both the Pendleton Act and the Hatch Act?

The federal civil service system was introduced with the passage of what law?

Which of the following is a government corporation?

What does a government corporation do?

Which of the following best describes the policies related to firing federal civil servants?

Those who believe that regulations on business and industry are too numerous and too complex are most likely to favor the policy of __________.

Which of the following is a drawback of privatization of government functions?

Which of the following is a function of the federal bureaucracy?

Which of the following is an example of Max Weber's merit principle?

How do government corporations differ from private companies?

Under the spoils system,who was awarded jobs in the federal bureaucracy?

Which of Max Weber's characteristics of bureaucracy is illustrated by a government agency in which the greatest authority resides with the agency head?

Under what circumstance are bureaucrats most likely to exercise discretion?

Cabinet secretaries are chosen by and confirmed by .

What is the purpose of the Hatch Act as amended?

In recent years,privatization of government functions to contractors has __________.

Which of the following grants bureaucracies the authority to issue regulations?

How do command-and-control policies differ from incentive systems?

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Exam 14: The Federal Bureaucracy

Which of the following statements best describes the president's influence over agency budgets?

Before 1883,how were government jobs awarded?

What is a goal common to both the Pendleton Act and the Hatch Act?

The federal civil service system was introduced with the passage of what law?

Which of the following is a government corporation?

What does a government corporation do?

Which of the following best describes the policies related to firing federal civil servants?

Those who believe that regulations on business and industry are too numerous and too complex are most likely to favor the policy of __________.

Which of the following is a drawback of privatization of government functions?

Which of the following is a function of the federal bureaucracy?

Which of the following is an example of Max Weber's merit principle?

How do government corporations differ from private companies?

Under the spoils system,who was awarded jobs in the federal bureaucracy?

Which of Max Weber's characteristics of bureaucracy is illustrated by a government agency in which the greatest authority resides with the agency head?

Under what circumstance are bureaucrats most likely to exercise discretion?

Cabinet secretaries are chosen by __________ and confirmed by __________.

What is the purpose of the Hatch Act as amended?

In recent years,privatization of government functions to contractors has __________.

Which of the following grants bureaucracies the authority to issue regulations?

How do command-and-control policies differ from incentive systems?

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

The Federal Courts

Economic and Social Welfare Policymaking

Policymaking for Health Care, the Environment, and Energy

National Security Policymaking

Filters

Cabinet secretaries are chosen by and confirmed by .