Question 1

Which of the following is a structure of the executive branch of the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Private corporations 
B)  Independent regulatory agencies 
C)  Autonomous advisory councils 
D)  State courts 
E)  Federal courts 
A)  Private corporations 
B)  Independent regulatory agencies 
C)  Autonomous advisory councils 
D)  State courts 
E)  Federal courts

Question 2

The Office of Personnel Management is responsible for:

Accepted Answer

A)  recommending potential government workers to relevant agencies. 
B)  determining policy on interest rates . 
C)  promoting the interests of small businesses . 
D)  gathering and analyzing political and military information about foreign countries . 
E)  undertaking programs aimed at reducing air and water pollution . 
A)  recommending potential government workers to relevant agencies. 
B)  determining policy on interest rates . 
C)  promoting the interests of small businesses . 
D)  gathering and analyzing political and military information about foreign countries . 
E)  undertaking programs aimed at reducing air and water pollution .

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of issue networks?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more unified than iron triangles. 
B)  They often include more players than iron triangles. 
C)  They are more structured than iron triangles. 
D)  They do not include media outlets . 
E)  There cannot be more than one network in a given policy area. 
A)  They are more unified than iron triangles. 
B)  They often include more players than iron triangles. 
C)  They are more structured than iron triangles. 
D)  They do not include media outlets . 
E)  There cannot be more than one network in a given policy area.

Question 4

Identify a true statement about a bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A)  In a bureaucracy, the power to act resides in the person rather than in the position. 
B)  A bureaucracy does not have a reporting structure. 
C)  The concept of a bureaucracy is not confined to the federal government. 
D)  Large organizations do not have a bureaucracy. 
A)  In a bureaucracy, the power to act resides in the person rather than in the position. 
B)  A bureaucracy does not have a reporting structure. 
C)  The concept of a bureaucracy is not confined to the federal government. 
D)  Large organizations do not have a bureaucracy.

Question 5

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Department of Housing and Urban Development?

Accepted Answer

A)  To oversee resale of mortgages 
B)  To administer programs for highways, railroads, and aviation 
C)  To promote the interests of workers 
D)  To finance improvements in mass transit 
E)  To supervise federally owned lands and parks 
A)  To oversee resale of mortgages 
B)  To administer programs for highways, railroads, and aviation 
C)  To promote the interests of workers 
D)  To finance improvements in mass transit 
E)  To supervise federally owned lands and parks

Question 6

Identify a true statement about rulemaking.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rulemaking involves the evaluation and adoption of an existing regulation. 
B)  A regulatory agency can make rules whenever it wishes. 
C)  A regulatory agency can base its rules on discretion. 
D)  The power of rulemaking is conferred on a regulatory agency by the president in the agency's enabling legislation. 
E)  A regulatory agency must follow process requirements set forth in the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946. 
A)  Rulemaking involves the evaluation and adoption of an existing regulation. 
B)  A regulatory agency can make rules whenever it wishes. 
C)  A regulatory agency can base its rules on discretion. 
D)  The power of rulemaking is conferred on a regulatory agency by the president in the agency's enabling legislation. 
E)  A regulatory agency must follow process requirements set forth in the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946.

Question 7

Government corporations are similar to private corporations in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  they charge for their services. 
B)  their owners must raise more capital in case of a loss. 
C)  they are allowed to engage in price fixing. 
D)  they are dissolved in case of a loss. 
E)  their shares are available for purchase in the stock market. 
A)  they charge for their services. 
B)  their owners must raise more capital in case of a loss. 
C)  they are allowed to engage in price fixing. 
D)  they are dissolved in case of a loss. 
E)  their shares are available for purchase in the stock market.

Question 8

Each cabinet department consists of the department's topadministrators plus a number of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  plaintiffs 
B)  interest groups 
C)  marshals 
D)  subagencies 
E)  bailiffs 
A)  plaintiffs 
B)  interest groups 
C)  marshals 
D)  subagencies 
E)  bailiffs

Question 9

Channing works in the Department of Agriculture. He informs the press about the unethical research methods used by the department officials. In this scenario, Channing is a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  whistleblower 
B)  defendant 
C)  lobbyist 
D)  covert agent 
E)  bailiff 
A)  whistleblower 
B)  defendant 
C)  lobbyist 
D)  covert agent 
E)  bailiff

Question 10

Which of the following is a similarity between an iron triangle and an issue network?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both are independent and distinct. 
B)  Both have highly structured relationships among experts. 
C)  Both apply to all policy domains. 
D)  Both primarily formulate policies that cover environmental and welfare issues . 
E)  Both are made up of people with similar policy concerns. 
A)  Both are independent and distinct. 
B)  Both have highly structured relationships among experts. 
C)  Both apply to all policy domains. 
D)  Both primarily formulate policies that cover environmental and welfare issues . 
E)  Both are made up of people with similar policy concerns.

Question 11

When opponents of regulation treat one-time expenses as ongoing expenses, they _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  prefund regulation costs 
B)  avoid new budget appropriations toward regulation 
C)  help to stabilize the total cost of regulation 
D)  conduct a cost-benefit analysis of regulation 
E)  overestimate the costs of regulation 
A)  prefund regulation costs 
B)  avoid new budget appropriations toward regulation 
C)  help to stabilize the total cost of regulation 
D)  conduct a cost-benefit analysis of regulation 
E)  overestimate the costs of regulation

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true of federal government spending for 2016?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Security and Medicare are available only to low-income individuals. 
B)  Along with veterans' benefits, defense spending amounts to about a fifth of the federal budget. 
C)  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families accounts for 22 percent of the federal budget. 
D)  Medicaid is funded by payroll taxes and paid out to all qualifying persons, regardless of income. 
E)  National debt is most likely to decrease in future years. 
A)  Social Security and Medicare are available only to low-income individuals. 
B)  Along with veterans' benefits, defense spending amounts to about a fifth of the federal budget. 
C)  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families accounts for 22 percent of the federal budget. 
D)  Medicaid is funded by payroll taxes and paid out to all qualifying persons, regardless of income. 
E)  National debt is most likely to decrease in future years.

Question 13

The power that a regulatory agency has to make rules is conferred on it by the president in the agency's enabling legislation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In a bureaucracy, _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  each person can concentrate on her or his area of knowledge and expertise 
B)  there are no hierarchical structures 
C)  the power to act resides in the person rather than in the position 
D)  there are no standard operating procedures 
E)  people are hired through elections 
A)  each person can concentrate on her or his area of knowledge and expertise 
B)  there are no hierarchical structures 
C)  the power to act resides in the person rather than in the position 
D)  there are no standard operating procedures 
E)  people are hired through elections

Question 15

The administrative agencies of the federal government are authorized to directly lobby Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

Accepted Answer

A)  To regulate the nation's stock exchanges 
B)  To protect employees' rights to join unions 
C)  To examine claims of discrimination 
D)  To prevent unfair trade practices 
E)  To prevent the formation of business monopolies 
A)  To regulate the nation's stock exchanges 
B)  To protect employees' rights to join unions 
C)  To examine claims of discrimination 
D)  To prevent unfair trade practices 
E)  To prevent the formation of business monopolies

Question 17

Increasingly, government agencies have attempted to improve their effectiveness and efficiency by making use of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the traditional media 
B)  partisan politics 
C)  public relations firms 
D)  iron triangles 
E)  the Internet 
A)  the traditional media 
B)  partisan politics 
C)  public relations firms 
D)  iron triangles 
E)  the Internet

Question 18

President Obama's 2009 _____, which transferred large sums to local governments, helped stabilize government employment through 2010.

Accepted Answer

A)  revenue-sharing program 
B)  stimulus program 
C)  Social Security program 
D)  accreditation program 
E)  interest-on-debt program 
A)  revenue-sharing program 
B)  stimulus program 
C)  Social Security program 
D)  accreditation program 
E)  interest-on-debt program

Question 19

Two government-sponsored enterprises in Sylvenia, a European country, are involved in buying, reselling, and guaranteeing home mortgages. When these two enterprises file for bankruptcies, the Sylvenian federal court orders a federal agency called the National Mortgage Corporation to oversee the bankruptcies. In this case, the court placed the government-sponsored enterprises into _____ with the two enterprises.

Accepted Answer

A)  an alliance 
B)  a conservatorship 
C)  a proprietorship 
D)  an executorship 
E)  a partisanship 
A)  an alliance 
B)  a conservatorship 
C)  a proprietorship 
D)  an executorship 
E)  a partisanship

Question 20

The _________ was one of the three departments of the federal government that existed in 1789. 
A) Department of State 
B) Department of Labor 
C Department of Justice 
D) Department of Commerce

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________ was one of the three...

Which of the following is a structure of the executive branch of the federal government?

The Office of Personnel Management is responsible for:

Which of the following statements is true of issue networks?

Identify a true statement about a bureaucracy.

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Department of Housing and Urban Development?

Identify a true statement about rulemaking.

Government corporations are similar to private corporations in that:

Each cabinet department consists of the department's topadministrators plus a number of _____.

Channing works in the Department of Agriculture. He informs the press about the unethical research methods used by the department officials. In this scenario, Channing is a _____.

Which of the following is a similarity between an iron triangle and an issue network?

When opponents of regulation treat one-time expenses as ongoing expenses, they _____.

Which of the following statements is true of federal government spending for 2016?

The power that a regulatory agency has to make rules is conferred on it by the president in the agency's enabling legislation.

In a bureaucracy, _____.

The administrative agencies of the federal government are authorized to directly lobby Congress.

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

Increasingly, government agencies have attempted to improve their effectiveness and efficiency by making use of _____.

President Obama's 2009 _____, which transferred large sums to local governments, helped stabilize government employment through 2010.

The _________ was one of the three departments of the federal government that existed in 1789. A) Department of State B) Department of Labor C Department of Justice D) Department of Commerce

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Exam 13: The Bureaucracy

Which of the following is a structure of the executive branch of the federal government?

The Office of Personnel Management is responsible for:

Which of the following statements is true of issue networks?

Identify a true statement about a bureaucracy.

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Department of Housing and Urban Development?

Identify a true statement about rulemaking.

Government corporations are similar to private corporations in that:

Each cabinet department consists of the department's topadministrators plus a number of _____.

Channing works in the Department of Agriculture. He informs the press about the unethical research methods used by the department officials. In this scenario, Channing is a _____.

Which of the following is a similarity between an iron triangle and an issue network?

When opponents of regulation treat one-time expenses as ongoing expenses, they _____.

Which of the following statements is true of federal government spending for 2016?

The power that a regulatory agency has to make rules is conferred on it by the president in the agency's enabling legislation.

In a bureaucracy, _____.

The administrative agencies of the federal government are authorized to directly lobby Congress.

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

Increasingly, government agencies have attempted to improve their effectiveness and efficiency by making use of _____.

President Obama's 2009 _____, which transferred large sums to local governments, helped stabilize government employment through 2010.

The _________ was one of the three departments of the federal government that existed in 1789. A) Department of State B) Department of Labor C Department of Justice D) Department of Commerce

America in the Twenty First Century

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

Politics and the Media

The Congress

The Presidency

The Judiciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters