Exam 5: The Executive Branch

What are the benefits and weaknesses of e-government? Though many Americans have access to the Internet, should government services be tailored based on access? Why or why not?

The Justice Department head is considered to be part of the inner cabinet.

Why is the concept of coordination important to public administration?

All of the following are examples of independent agencies within the federal government EXCEPT ______.

Compare the size (in employees and budget) and policy focus of federal cabinet departments and independent agencies.

The text notes that President Franklin D.Roosevelt was primarily responsible for the ______.

Which cabinet department employs the most people?

The National Security Council is now associated with presidential foreign policymaking.

Field administration systems for federal departments and agencies can be categorized into all of the following types EXCEPT ______.

How has the organization and function of the Office of Management and Budget changed since it was established?

Hugh Heclo (1975) observed that OMB's work requires what attribute?

Since the Brownlow Committee's proposal in 1937, the size and power of the Executive Office has dramatically ______.

The Obama administration has prioritized the improvement of customer service between citizens and its agencies.Is this universally accepted? Do you agree that citizens should be treated as customers? Why or why not?

Briefly outline Office of Management and Budget's key responsibilities.

During the first stage of administrative development, the executive branch was concerned with ______.

How do departmental responsibilities vary from one to another?

What is "legislative clearance"?

The Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Transit Administration are examples of ______.

Independent agencies account for about ______ of the federal government's spending.

What is the relationship between executive departments and bureaus?