Question 1

The civil service system was created to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ensure equal partisanship in filling government jobs 
B)  Allow greater congressional control of the bureaucracy 
C)  Increase presidential control over the bureaucracy 
D)  Reduce the amount of politics in awarding government jobs 
E)  Discourage incompetent job applicants from seeking government employment 
A)  Ensure equal partisanship in filling government jobs 
B)  Allow greater congressional control of the bureaucracy 
C)  Increase presidential control over the bureaucracy 
D)  Reduce the amount of politics in awarding government jobs 
E)  Discourage incompetent job applicants from seeking government employment

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  A bureaucracy is a large organization, structured hierarchically, that carries out specific functions. 
B)  The bureaucracies work in a cyclical fashion with Congress to create and implement laws. 
C)  Public bureaucracies serve the federal government. 
D)  All public bureaucracies report to the president and operate under direction from his office. 
E)  State bureaucracies provide financial assistance to the national bureaucracy. 
A)  A bureaucracy is a large organization, structured hierarchically, that carries out specific functions. 
B)  The bureaucracies work in a cyclical fashion with Congress to create and implement laws. 
C)  Public bureaucracies serve the federal government. 
D)  All public bureaucracies report to the president and operate under direction from his office. 
E)  State bureaucracies provide financial assistance to the national bureaucracy.

Question 3

Briefly discuss the four core components of the bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

The four core components of the bureaucr

Question 4

Which German sociologist described bureaucracies as highly rational organizations with detailed technical rules based on logical reasoning that enabled large numbers of people to get difficult jobs done efficiently?

Accepted Answer

A)  Franz Oppenheimer 
B)  Jürgen Habermas 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Max Weber 
E)  Theodor W. Adorno 
A)  Franz Oppenheimer 
B)  Jürgen Habermas 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Max Weber 
E)  Theodor W. Adorno

Question 5

A federal employee who was hired through a merit-based system to implement federal programs is expected to be neutral in political affiliations. What would this individual be considered?

Accepted Answer

A)  An AmeriCorps member 
B)  A political appointee 
C)  A career civil servant 
D)  An executive worker 
E)  A cabinet member 
A)  An AmeriCorps member 
B)  A political appointee 
C)  A career civil servant 
D)  An executive worker 
E)  A cabinet member

Question 6

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  A political appointee 
B)  A merit system appointee 
C)  A Pendleton Act employee 
D)  A civil service employee 
E)  A career civil servant 
A)  A political appointee 
B)  A merit system appointee 
C)  A Pendleton Act employee 
D)  A civil service employee 
E)  A career civil servant

Question 7

The roles and responsibilities for each federal agency within the federal bureaucracy are defined in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A mandate 
B)  A charter 
C)  A law 
D)  A mission 
E)  A regulation 
A)  A mandate 
B)  A charter 
C)  A law 
D)  A mission 
E)  A regulation

Question 8

Which of the following statements about the civil service is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first limits on the merit system came from the Pendleton Act. 
B)  The Office of Personnel Management plays a large role in securing civil service employees. 
C)  Reform of the civil service first began under President Jimmy Carter in 1978. 
D)  Since 1993, civil service employees are not allowed to participate in voter registration drives. 
E)  Today, civil service employees may not make donations to political campaigns. 
A)  The first limits on the merit system came from the Pendleton Act. 
B)  The Office of Personnel Management plays a large role in securing civil service employees. 
C)  Reform of the civil service first began under President Jimmy Carter in 1978. 
D)  Since 1993, civil service employees are not allowed to participate in voter registration drives. 
E)  Today, civil service employees may not make donations to political campaigns.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  A cabinet 
B)  A business 
C)  A government 
D)  A bureaucracy 
E)  A commission 
A)  A cabinet 
B)  A business 
C)  A government 
D)  A bureaucracy 
E)  A commission

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of privatization?

Accepted Answer

A)  The federal government contracts with a private firm to operate a youth detention center. 
B)  A private business receives funding from the government to buy fair-trade products. 
C)  The government requires a hospital to purchase liability insurance through a government agency. 
D)  A public library receives a grant from the government to update its civics book collection. 
E)  A private business is able to reduce its overall spending by outsourcing some production to a government agency. 
A)  The federal government contracts with a private firm to operate a youth detention center. 
B)  A private business receives funding from the government to buy fair-trade products. 
C)  The government requires a hospital to purchase liability insurance through a government agency. 
D)  A public library receives a grant from the government to update its civics book collection. 
E)  A private business is able to reduce its overall spending by outsourcing some production to a government agency.

The civil service system was created to do which of the following?

Which of the following statements best describes bureaucracy?

Briefly discuss the four core components of the bureaucracy.

Which German sociologist described bureaucracies as highly rational organizations with detailed technical rules based on logical reasoning that enabled large numbers of people to get difficult jobs done efficiently?

A federal employee who was hired through a merit-based system to implement federal programs is expected to be neutral in political affiliations. What would this individual be considered?

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?

The roles and responsibilities for each federal agency within the federal bureaucracy are defined in which of the following?

Which of the following statements about the civil service is accurate?

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

Which of the following is an example of privatization?

Gateways to American Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The News and Social Media

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Voting and Participation

Congress

The Presidency

The Judiciary

Economic, Domestic, and Foreign Policy

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Exam 14: The Bureaucracy

The civil service system was created to do which of the following?

Which of the following statements best describes bureaucracy?

Briefly discuss the four core components of the bureaucracy.

Which German sociologist described bureaucracies as highly rational organizations with detailed technical rules based on logical reasoning that enabled large numbers of people to get difficult jobs done efficiently?

A federal employee who was hired through a merit-based system to implement federal programs is expected to be neutral in political affiliations. What would this individual be considered?

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?

The roles and responsibilities for each federal agency within the federal bureaucracy are defined in which of the following?

Which of the following statements about the civil service is accurate?

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

Which of the following is an example of privatization?

Gateways to American Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The News and Social Media

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Voting and Participation

Congress

The Presidency

The Judiciary

Economic, Domestic, and Foreign Policy

Filters