Question 1

A president can fire civil service employees for not belonging to the president's political party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

What are independent executive agencies? Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define indepen

Question 4

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 5

One function of __________ is to provide services that are in the public interest but that could be provided by the private sector.

Accepted Answer

government

Question 6

Which of the following is most consistent with the incentive system approach to regulatory policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  requiring a restaurant to serve sugary soft drinks in smaller cups 
B)  lowering the drinking age and requiring states to implement the new standards 
C)  reducing federal subsidies to public schools whose students have excessive absences 
D)  lowering taxes for bourbon distilleries in order to boost the Kentucky economy 
A)  requiring a restaurant to serve sugary soft drinks in smaller cups 
B)  lowering the drinking age and requiring states to implement the new standards 
C)  reducing federal subsidies to public schools whose students have excessive absences 
D)  lowering taxes for bourbon distilleries in order to boost the Kentucky economy

Question 7

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

Question 8

How do standard operating procedures influence bureaucratic decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  They promote uniform application of rules. 
B)  They promote administrative discretion. 
C)  They promote close coordination with Congress on implementation decisions. 
D)  They promote coordination across agencies on implementation decisions. 
A)  They promote uniform application of rules. 
B)  They promote administrative discretion. 
C)  They promote close coordination with Congress on implementation decisions. 
D)  They promote coordination across agencies on implementation decisions.

Question 9

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.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the Department of Defense 
B)  the U.S. House of Representatives 
C)  the U.S. Supreme Court 
D)  the Democratic Party 
A)  the Department of Defense 
B)  the U.S. House of Representatives 
C)  the U.S. Supreme Court 
D)  the Democratic Party

Question 11

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 12

Which of the following is a primary goal of privatizing government functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  to provide services that the private sector cannot 
B)  to strengthen government accountability 
C)  to improve the efficiency of public service delivery 
D)  to expand the size of the federal bureaucracy 
A)  to provide services that the private sector cannot 
B)  to strengthen government accountability 
C)  to improve the efficiency of public service delivery 
D)  to expand the size of the federal bureaucracy

Question 13

Evaluate whether efforts to curb air pollution should rely on command-and-control policy or incentive systems.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define command

Question 14

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.

Question 15

The 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 16

Which cabinet department did Congress create shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Department of Intelligence 
B)  the Department of Internal Affairs 
C)  the Department of Homeland Security 
D)  the Department of Anti-Terrorism 
A)  the Department of Intelligence 
B)  the Department of Internal Affairs 
C)  the Department of Homeland Security 
D)  the Department of Anti-Terrorism

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

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 19

Current students who are convicted of __________ lose their federal financial aid for a year or more.

Accepted Answer

A)  arson 
B)  drug offenses 
C)  robbery 
D)  any federal crime 
A)  arson 
B)  drug offenses 
C)  robbery 
D)  any federal crime

Question 20

Contemplate the advice you would give someone who wants to work in law enforcement for the National Park Service.Should the aspiring civil servant spend time honing law enforcement skills or schmoozing with important politicians? Justify your answer.Provide three specific pieces of advice for landing the desired job.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Advise the pot

A president can fire civil service employees for not belonging to the president's political party.

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

What are independent executive agencies? Provide an example.

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

One function of __________ is to provide services that are in the public interest but that could be provided by the private sector.

Which of the following is most consistent with the incentive system approach to regulatory policy?

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

How do standard operating procedures influence bureaucratic decision making?

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

Which of the following is a part of 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?

Which of the following is a primary goal of privatizing government functions?

Evaluate whether efforts to curb air pollution should rely on command-and-control policy or incentive systems.

Before 1883,how were government jobs awarded?

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

Which cabinet department did Congress create shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

What is the purpose of the Hatch Act as amended?

What does a government corporation do?

Current students who are convicted of __________ lose their federal financial aid for a year or more.

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

Understanding Health Care, Environmental, and Energy Policy

National Security Policymaking

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Exam 14: The Federal Bureaucracy

A president can fire civil service employees for not belonging to the president's political party.

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

What are independent executive agencies? Provide an example.

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

One function of __________ is to provide services that are in the public interest but that could be provided by the private sector.

Which of the following is most consistent with the incentive system approach to regulatory policy?

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

How do standard operating procedures influence bureaucratic decision making?

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

Which of the following is a part of 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?

Which of the following is a primary goal of privatizing government functions?

Evaluate whether efforts to curb air pollution should rely on command-and-control policy or incentive systems.

Before 1883,how were government jobs awarded?

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

Which cabinet department did Congress create shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

What is the purpose of the Hatch Act as amended?

What does a government corporation do?

Current students who are convicted of __________ lose their federal financial aid for a year or more.

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

Understanding Health Care, Environmental, and Energy Policy

National Security Policymaking

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