Question 1

What can be said regarding the structure of a bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is structured horizontally. 
B)  A bureaucracy is void of any structure. 
C)  Its design is general, rather than specific. 
D)  It fails to designate any reporting structure. 
E)  It is structured hierarchically. 
A)  It is structured horizontally. 
B)  A bureaucracy is void of any structure. 
C)  Its design is general, rather than specific. 
D)  It fails to designate any reporting structure. 
E)  It is structured hierarchically. E

Question 2

What is the difference between an issue network and an iron triangle?

Accepted Answer

A)  The issue network is an older concept that has been replaced by the theory of an iron triangle. 
B)  Issue networks involve conflict between members related to an issue, while iron triangles are often viewed as achieving compromise among members. 
C)  The iron triangle has been eliminated through bipartisan agreement on legislation and replaced by the issue network. 
D)  Divided government has been pressured by citizens and interest groups resulting in the collapse of the issue network. 
E)  The iron triangle dealt with Cold War issues, while issue networks pertain to modern terrorist threats. 
A)  The issue network is an older concept that has been replaced by the theory of an iron triangle. 
B)  Issue networks involve conflict between members related to an issue, while iron triangles are often viewed as achieving compromise among members. 
C)  The iron triangle has been eliminated through bipartisan agreement on legislation and replaced by the issue network. 
D)  Divided government has been pressured by citizens and interest groups resulting in the collapse of the issue network. 
E)  The iron triangle dealt with Cold War issues, while issue networks pertain to modern terrorist threats. B

Question 3

Describe a scenario that would be difficult for the federal bureaucracy to solve because it involves overlapping jurisdictions.

Accepted Answer

One scenario that would be difficult for the federal bureaucracy to solve because it involves overlapping jurisdictions is a natural disaster that affects multiple states. In this scenario, the federal government would need to coordinate with state and local governments to provide disaster relief and recovery efforts. However, each state may have its own emergency management agencies and protocols, leading to potential conflicts and inefficiencies in the response efforts. Additionally, different federal agencies may have overlapping responsibilities in providing aid and resources, further complicating the coordination process. This could result in delays and confusion in delivering much-needed assistance to affected communities. The federal bureaucracy would need to navigate these overlapping jurisdictions and establish clear lines of communication and collaboration to effectively address the disaster.

Question 4

In what system of employment are employees chosen and promoted based on qualifications and performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil system 
B)  Merit system 
C)  Political appointment system 
D)  Career civil servants system 
E)  Bureaucratic system 
A)  Civil system 
B)  Merit system 
C)  Political appointment system 
D)  Career civil servants system 
E)  Bureaucratic system

Question 5

In 1870, the Office of the Attorney General, first set up in 1793, was transformed into which of the following to handle the legal business of the nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Attorney General 
B)  Department of the Interior 
C)  Department of Justice 
D)  Department of Legal Affairs 
E)  State Department 
A)  The Attorney General 
B)  Department of the Interior 
C)  Department of Justice 
D)  Department of Legal Affairs 
E)  State Department

Question 6

What does it mean that a part of the bureaucracy has been "captured"?

Accepted Answer

A)  One government agency takes over another agency's function. 
B)  Government services are provided by private companies. 
C)  An industry regulated by an agency gains substantial power over the agency. 
D)  Congress takes the oversight power of an agency away from the president. 
E)  A business or corporation has undue influence over Congress. 
A)  One government agency takes over another agency's function. 
B)  Government services are provided by private companies. 
C)  An industry regulated by an agency gains substantial power over the agency. 
D)  Congress takes the oversight power of an agency away from the president. 
E)  A business or corporation has undue influence over Congress.

Question 7

Compare the structure and function of executive departments, executive agencies, independent regulatory agencies, and government corporations.

Accepted Answer

Executive departments, also known as cab

Question 8

What legislation, enacted in 1978, encouraged cooperation between political appointees and civil servants, making sure that each was held accountable for decision making, and created the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to oversee both categories of federal employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  Administrative Procedures Act 
B)  Civil Service Reform Act 
C)  Government in the Sunshine Act 
D)  Hatch Act 
E)  Pendleton Act 
A)  Administrative Procedures Act 
B)  Civil Service Reform Act 
C)  Government in the Sunshine Act 
D)  Hatch Act 
E)  Pendleton Act

Question 9

Following a lawsuit, a large corporation recently agreed to implement the merit system. What did it agree to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Base the selection, retention, and promotion of employees on examinations or performance 
B)  Implement a system of checks intended to prevent discrimination 
C)  Embrace a culture of complete transparency 
D)  Follow the system for hiring bureaucrats that was used by Andrew Jackson 
E)  Consider work experience in lieu of educational qualifications when filling positions 
A)  Base the selection, retention, and promotion of employees on examinations or performance 
B)  Implement a system of checks intended to prevent discrimination 
C)  Embrace a culture of complete transparency 
D)  Follow the system for hiring bureaucrats that was used by Andrew Jackson 
E)  Consider work experience in lieu of educational qualifications when filling positions

Question 10

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 11

Why was the Hatch Act adopted by Congress in 1939?

Accepted Answer

A)  To encourage federal employees to run for state but not federal government 
B)  To prevent federal employees from switching political parties 
C)  To prohibit federal employees from active involvement in political campaigns 
D)  To increase federal employee participation in running voter registration drives 
E)  To establish a patronage system during the Great Depression 
A)  To encourage federal employees to run for state but not federal government 
B)  To prevent federal employees from switching political parties 
C)  To prohibit federal employees from active involvement in political campaigns 
D)  To increase federal employee participation in running voter registration drives 
E)  To establish a patronage system during the Great Depression

Question 12

Your friend works in the federal bureaucracy but is not a political appointee. You can therefore assume this individual is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A legislative liaison 
B)  A cabinet member 
C)  A career civil servant 
D)  A foreign ambassador 
E)  An elected representative 
A)  A legislative liaison 
B)  A cabinet member 
C)  A career civil servant 
D)  A foreign ambassador 
E)  An elected representative

Question 13

Rather than hire federal workers to make infrastructure repairs to interstate highways, the government contracted with local construction companies in the affected areas to complete the work. This an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deregulating 
B)  Insourcing 
C)  Capitalization 
D)  Privatization 
E)  Liquidation 
A)  Deregulating 
B)  Insourcing 
C)  Capitalization 
D)  Privatization 
E)  Liquidation

Question 14

What are Amtrak and the U.S. Postal Service examples of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cabinet departments 
B)  Corporations subject to regulation 
C)  Government corporations 
D)  Independent executive agencies 
E)  Independent regulatory agencies 
A)  Cabinet departments 
B)  Corporations subject to regulation 
C)  Government corporations 
D)  Independent executive agencies 
E)  Independent regulatory agencies

Question 15

Members of Congress are concerned about the activities of a particular agency. A first step toward further hearings or changes in the law would be to ask which of the following groups to conduct oversight studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congressional Budget Office (CBO) 
B)  Central Intelligence Agency (CI
A)  
C)  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 
D)  Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
E)  Congressional Review Agency (CR
A)  
A)  Congressional Budget Office (CBO) 
B)  Central Intelligence Agency (CI
A)  
C)  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 
D)  Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
E)  Congressional Review Agency (CR
A)

Question 16

Explain the concept of bureaucracy and why bureaucracies are necessary.

Accepted Answer

Bureaucracy is a system of organization

Question 17

Which of the following is responsible for oversight of the national bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Presidential staff 
B)  Congress 
C)  Supreme Court 
D)  Electoral College 
E)  Central Intelligence Agency 
A)  Presidential staff 
B)  Congress 
C)  Supreme Court 
D)  Electoral College 
E)  Central Intelligence Agency

Question 18

A major scandal in the IRS was reported in all of the major news outlets, leading to a full-scale investigation by Congress and a number of reforms. What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enabling legislation 
B)  Police patrol oversight 
C)  Fire alarm investigation 
D)  Negotiated rule making 
E)  Sunshine legislation 
A)  Enabling legislation 
B)  Police patrol oversight 
C)  Fire alarm investigation 
D)  Negotiated rule making 
E)  Sunshine legislation

Question 19

In 2005, approximately 3.2 million more people began working for the government without increasing the size of the government. How were government departments able to get these additional workers without growing in size?

Accepted Answer

A)  By borrowing workers from other departments 
B)  By using more volunteers 
C)  By hiring through private contractors 
D)  By employing the merit system 
E)  By using the spoils system 
A)  By borrowing workers from other departments 
B)  By using more volunteers 
C)  By hiring through private contractors 
D)  By employing the merit system 
E)  By using the spoils system

Question 20

Discuss some ways in which the size of the bureaucracy has changed over the history of the United States.

Accepted Answer

The size of the bureaucracy in the Unite

What can be said regarding the structure of a bureaucracy?

What is the difference between an issue network and an iron triangle?

Describe a scenario that would be difficult for the federal bureaucracy to solve because it involves overlapping jurisdictions.

In what system of employment are employees chosen and promoted based on qualifications and performance?

In 1870, the Office of the Attorney General, first set up in 1793, was transformed into which of the following to handle the legal business of the nation?

What does it mean that a part of the bureaucracy has been "captured"?

Compare the structure and function of executive departments, executive agencies, independent regulatory agencies, and government corporations.

What legislation, enacted in 1978, encouraged cooperation between political appointees and civil servants, making sure that each was held accountable for decision making, and created the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to oversee both categories of federal employees?

Following a lawsuit, a large corporation recently agreed to implement the merit system. What did it agree to do?

Which of the following statements best describes bureaucracy?

Why was the Hatch Act adopted by Congress in 1939?

Your friend works in the federal bureaucracy but is not a political appointee. You can therefore assume this individual is which of the following?

Rather than hire federal workers to make infrastructure repairs to interstate highways, the government contracted with local construction companies in the affected areas to complete the work. This an example of which of the following?

What are Amtrak and the U.S. Postal Service examples of?

Members of Congress are concerned about the activities of a particular agency. A first step toward further hearings or changes in the law would be to ask which of the following groups to conduct oversight studies?

Explain the concept of bureaucracy and why bureaucracies are necessary.

Which of the following is responsible for oversight of the national bureaucracy?

A major scandal in the IRS was reported in all of the major news outlets, leading to a full-scale investigation by Congress and a number of reforms. What is this an example of?

In 2005, approximately 3.2 million more people began working for the government without increasing the size of the government. How were government departments able to get these additional workers without growing in size?

Discuss some ways in which the size of the bureaucracy has changed over the history of the United States.

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Exam 13: The Bureaucracy

What can be said regarding the structure of a bureaucracy?

What is the difference between an issue network and an iron triangle?

Describe a scenario that would be difficult for the federal bureaucracy to solve because it involves overlapping jurisdictions.

In what system of employment are employees chosen and promoted based on qualifications and performance?

In 1870, the Office of the Attorney General, first set up in 1793, was transformed into which of the following to handle the legal business of the nation?

What does it mean that a part of the bureaucracy has been "captured"?

Compare the structure and function of executive departments, executive agencies, independent regulatory agencies, and government corporations.

What legislation, enacted in 1978, encouraged cooperation between political appointees and civil servants, making sure that each was held accountable for decision making, and created the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to oversee both categories of federal employees?

Following a lawsuit, a large corporation recently agreed to implement the merit system. What did it agree to do?

Which of the following statements best describes bureaucracy?

Why was the Hatch Act adopted by Congress in 1939?

Your friend works in the federal bureaucracy but is not a political appointee. You can therefore assume this individual is which of the following?

Rather than hire federal workers to make infrastructure repairs to interstate highways, the government contracted with local construction companies in the affected areas to complete the work. This an example of which of the following?

What are Amtrak and the U.S. Postal Service examples of?

Members of Congress are concerned about the activities of a particular agency. A first step toward further hearings or changes in the law would be to ask which of the following groups to conduct oversight studies?

Explain the concept of bureaucracy and why bureaucracies are necessary.

Which of the following is responsible for oversight of the national bureaucracy?

A major scandal in the IRS was reported in all of the major news outlets, leading to a full-scale investigation by Congress and a number of reforms. What is this an example of?

In 2005, approximately 3.2 million more people began working for the government without increasing the size of the government. How were government departments able to get these additional workers without growing in size?

Discuss some ways in which the size of the bureaucracy has changed over the history of the United States.

One Republic Two Americas

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns Voting and Elections

The Media and Politics

The Congress

The President

The Courts

Domestic Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign Policy and National Security

State and Local Government

Filters