Question 1

Who stated,in his 1996 State of the Union address,that "the era of big government is over"?

Accepted Answer

A)  George H.W.Bush 
B)  Bill Clinton 
C)  George W.Bush 
D)  Ronald Reagan 
E)  Al Gore 
A)  George H.W.Bush 
B)  Bill Clinton 
C)  George W.Bush 
D)  Ronald Reagan 
E)  Al Gore

Question 2

Which statement about regulatory agencies is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since the 1990s,approximately ten new regulatory agencies have been created by Congress. 
B)  No new regulatory programs have been established since the 1970s. 
C)  The last new regulatory agency was created in 1945. 
D)  In 1996,the last federal regulatory agency was terminated by Congress. 
E)  Since the 1960s,all new regulatory agencies have been placed outside existing departments and are not responsible to the president. 
A)  Since the 1990s,approximately ten new regulatory agencies have been created by Congress. 
B)  No new regulatory programs have been established since the 1970s. 
C)  The last new regulatory agency was created in 1945. 
D)  In 1996,the last federal regulatory agency was terminated by Congress. 
E)  Since the 1960s,all new regulatory agencies have been placed outside existing departments and are not responsible to the president.

Question 3

The controversy over the Patriot Act reveals the complications of balancing

Accepted Answer

A)  national security with the civil liberties of individuals. 
B)  the flexibility of the president with the oversight of state governors. 
C)  the needs of domestic security with the commitments of international treaties. 
D)  the goals of diplomacy with the needs of bureaucratic expertise. 
E)  the authority of the president with the power of Congress. 
A)  national security with the civil liberties of individuals. 
B)  the flexibility of the president with the oversight of state governors. 
C)  the needs of domestic security with the commitments of international treaties. 
D)  the goals of diplomacy with the needs of bureaucratic expertise. 
E)  the authority of the president with the power of Congress.

Question 4

The main mission of the State Department is diplomacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Who has authority to set interest rates and lending activities for the nation's banks?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Federal Reserve System 
B)  the Secretary of the Treasury 
C)  the Internal Revenue Service 
D)  the Securities and Exchange Commission 
E)  the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
A)  the Federal Reserve System 
B)  the Secretary of the Treasury 
C)  the Internal Revenue Service 
D)  the Securities and Exchange Commission 
E)  the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Question 6

What is an independent agency?

Accepted Answer

A)  an agency that was not created by a law passed by Congress 
B)  an agency whose budget comes from outside funding 
C)  an agency that is not part of any Cabinet department 
D)  an agency that is not part of the government 
E)  an agency entirely created by the president,independent of congressional action 
A)  an agency that was not created by a law passed by Congress 
B)  an agency whose budget comes from outside funding 
C)  an agency that is not part of any Cabinet department 
D)  an agency that is not part of the government 
E)  an agency entirely created by the president,independent of congressional action

Question 7

Which of the following is not a major role of bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  implementing laws 
B)  enforcing laws 
C)  issuing rules 
D)  promoting the public welfare 
E)  passing laws 
A)  implementing laws 
B)  enforcing laws 
C)  issuing rules 
D)  promoting the public welfare 
E)  passing laws

Question 8

Executive privilege refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the fact that the Senate never votes against presidential appointments to the executive branch. 
B)  the increasing power of the executive branch in determining fiscal policy. 
C)  the claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president. 
D)  the right of presidents to eliminate government agencies without the approval of Congress. 
E)  the authority of members of the executive branch to formulate specific rules when implementing vague legislation. 
A)  the fact that the Senate never votes against presidential appointments to the executive branch. 
B)  the increasing power of the executive branch in determining fiscal policy. 
C)  the claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president. 
D)  the right of presidents to eliminate government agencies without the approval of Congress. 
E)  the authority of members of the executive branch to formulate specific rules when implementing vague legislation.

Question 9

The ratio of federal employees to the total United States workforce has gone up in the last half century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Bureaucracies have often been criticized for being inefficient.What are some of the management techniques that have been used to make bureaucracies more efficient and responsive to needs? Why have many of these reforms had limited success?

Accepted Answer

Some of the management techniques that h

Question 11

Which of the following is an agency created by Congress to assist it in overseeing the federal bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  General Accounting Office 
B)  Office of White House Affairs 
C)  Congressional Office on Legislative Affairs 
D)  Office of Management and the Budget 
E)  Congressional Oversight Office 
A)  General Accounting Office 
B)  Office of White House Affairs 
C)  Congressional Office on Legislative Affairs 
D)  Office of Management and the Budget 
E)  Congressional Oversight Office

Question 12

Cabinet secretaries and undersecretaries are chosen through the merit system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The different agencies of the executive branch can be grouped according to the different kinds of services they provide.Describe the three main categories of agencies.What kinds of services do they provide? Give some examples of each.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The different agencies of the executive branch...

Question 14

The length of time required to develop an administrative rule from a proposal to actual publication in the Federal Register grew from an average of fifteen months to an average of thirty-five to forty months during the 1970s and 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The first regulatory agencies established by Congress were

Accepted Answer

A)  in the Department of Commerce. 
B)  independent regulatory commissions. 
C)  government corporations. 
D)  in the Labor Department. 
E)  within the Environmental Protection Agency. 
A)  in the Department of Commerce. 
B)  independent regulatory commissions. 
C)  government corporations. 
D)  in the Labor Department. 
E)  within the Environmental Protection Agency.

Question 16

What was the government trying to accomplish when it called for the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act to create an additional database that would record contractors who have legal or contract violations?

Accepted Answer

A)  provide adequate government oversight for an increasingly expanding force of independent contractors 
B)  create a national database to make it easier for the government to collect tax revenues from government contractors 
C)  create a national database to make sure that government contractors do not have any conflicts of interest with high-ranking public officials 
D)  create a better system so that the government can find contractors to perform government jobs more quickly 
E)  increase the number of contractors available to work for the government 
A)  provide adequate government oversight for an increasingly expanding force of independent contractors 
B)  create a national database to make it easier for the government to collect tax revenues from government contractors 
C)  create a national database to make sure that government contractors do not have any conflicts of interest with high-ranking public officials 
D)  create a better system so that the government can find contractors to perform government jobs more quickly 
E)  increase the number of contractors available to work for the government

Question 17

Which of the following is not a task of the Treasury Department?

Accepted Answer

A)  printing currency 
B)  managing the U.S.national debt 
C)  setting interest rates 
D)  administering fiscal policy 
E)  ensuring deposits individuals make at federally qualifying banks 
A)  printing currency 
B)  managing the U.S.national debt 
C)  setting interest rates 
D)  administering fiscal policy 
E)  ensuring deposits individuals make at federally qualifying banks

Question 18

Bureaucracies must be rendered accountable by the president and Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Freedom of Information Act is designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  lead to quicker filing of habeas corpus petitions. 
B)  make more national security documents available to the public. 
C)  prevent inefficiency and waste in government management. 
D)  expand the freedom of speech granted to government employees. 
E)  allow the government to acquire any information about a person to aid in a government investigation. 
A)  lead to quicker filing of habeas corpus petitions. 
B)  make more national security documents available to the public. 
C)  prevent inefficiency and waste in government management. 
D)  expand the freedom of speech granted to government employees. 
E)  allow the government to acquire any information about a person to aid in a government investigation.

Question 20

Which of the following is not part of the Justice Department?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Civil Rights division 
B)  the Antitrust division 
C)  the Internal Revenue Service 
D)  Criminal division 
E)  Tax division 
A)  the Civil Rights division 
B)  the Antitrust division 
C)  the Internal Revenue Service 
D)  Criminal division 
E)  Tax division

Who stated,in his 1996 State of the Union address,that "the era of big government is over"?

Which statement about regulatory agencies is correct?

The controversy over the Patriot Act reveals the complications of balancing

The main mission of the State Department is diplomacy.

Who has authority to set interest rates and lending activities for the nation's banks?

What is an independent agency?

Which of the following is not a major role of bureaucracy?

Executive privilege refers to

The ratio of federal employees to the total United States workforce has gone up in the last half century.

Bureaucracies have often been criticized for being inefficient.What are some of the management techniques that have been used to make bureaucracies more efficient and responsive to needs? Why have many of these reforms had limited success?

Which of the following is an agency created by Congress to assist it in overseeing the federal bureaucracy?

Cabinet secretaries and undersecretaries are chosen through the merit system.

The different agencies of the executive branch can be grouped according to the different kinds of services they provide.Describe the three main categories of agencies.What kinds of services do they provide? Give some examples of each.

The length of time required to develop an administrative rule from a proposal to actual publication in the Federal Register grew from an average of fifteen months to an average of thirty-five to forty months during the 1970s and 1980s.

The first regulatory agencies established by Congress were

What was the government trying to accomplish when it called for the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act to create an additional database that would record contractors who have legal or contract violations?

Which of the following is not a task of the Treasury Department?

Bureaucracies must be rendered accountable by the president and Congress.

The Freedom of Information Act is designed to

Which of the following is not part of the Justice Department?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

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Exam 14: Bureaucracy in a Democracy

Who stated,in his 1996 State of the Union address,that "the era of big government is over"?

Which statement about regulatory agencies is correct?

The controversy over the Patriot Act reveals the complications of balancing

The main mission of the State Department is diplomacy.

Who has authority to set interest rates and lending activities for the nation's banks?

What is an independent agency?

Which of the following is not a major role of bureaucracy?

Executive privilege refers to

The ratio of federal employees to the total United States workforce has gone up in the last half century.

Bureaucracies have often been criticized for being inefficient.What are some of the management techniques that have been used to make bureaucracies more efficient and responsive to needs? Why have many of these reforms had limited success?

Which of the following is an agency created by Congress to assist it in overseeing the federal bureaucracy?

Cabinet secretaries and undersecretaries are chosen through the merit system.

The different agencies of the executive branch can be grouped according to the different kinds of services they provide.Describe the three main categories of agencies.What kinds of services do they provide? Give some examples of each.

The length of time required to develop an administrative rule from a proposal to actual publication in the Federal Register grew from an average of fifteen months to an average of thirty-five to forty months during the 1970s and 1980s.

The first regulatory agencies established by Congress were

What was the government trying to accomplish when it called for the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act to create an additional database that would record contractors who have legal or contract violations?

Which of the following is not a task of the Treasury Department?

Bureaucracies must be rendered accountable by the president and Congress.

The Freedom of Information Act is designed to

Which of the following is not part of the Justice Department?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters