Question 1

Bureaucracy literally means ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rule by offices and desks 
B)  control of the anonymous 
C)  governance by experts 
D)  next window please 
E)  government by the people 
A)  rule by offices and desks 
B)  control of the anonymous 
C)  governance by experts 
D)  next window please 
E)  government by the people

Question 2

________ is when bureaucrats attempt to translate laws into specific rules and actions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Adjudication 
B)  Regulation 
C)  Deregulation 
D)  Implementation 
E)  Rule making 
A)  Adjudication 
B)  Regulation 
C)  Deregulation 
D)  Implementation 
E)  Rule making

Question 3

The Obama administration's campaign to make government more transparent

Accepted Answer

A)  was jeopardized by Edward Snowden's leak of sensitive national security documents in 2013. 
B)  resulted in the termination of the National Security Agency's global surveillance operations. 
C)  resulted in the passage of the Freedom of Information Act. 
D)  resulted in the repeal of the USA Patriot Act. 
E)  resulted in the closing of the base at Guantanamo Bay. 
A)  was jeopardized by Edward Snowden's leak of sensitive national security documents in 2013. 
B)  resulted in the termination of the National Security Agency's global surveillance operations. 
C)  resulted in the passage of the Freedom of Information Act. 
D)  resulted in the repeal of the USA Patriot Act. 
E)  resulted in the closing of the base at Guantanamo Bay.

Question 4

Ronald Reagan's inability to dismantle the Department of Education reflects the power of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the merit system 
B)  iron triangles 
C)  the Federal Register 
D)  devolution 
E)  the mass media 
A)  the merit system 
B)  iron triangles 
C)  the Federal Register 
D)  devolution 
E)  the mass media

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a clientele agency?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Internal Revenue Service 
B)  the Department of Veterans Affairs 
C)  the Department of Education 
D)  the Social Security Administration 
E)  the Department of Agriculture 
A)  the Internal Revenue Service 
B)  the Department of Veterans Affairs 
C)  the Department of Education 
D)  the Social Security Administration 
E)  the Department of Agriculture

Question 6

Under the administration of ________, EPA officials claimed that they did not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gases.

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Nixon 
B)  Gerald Ford 
C)  Ronald Reagan 
D)  George H. W. Bush 
E)  George W. Bush 
A)  Richard Nixon 
B)  Gerald Ford 
C)  Ronald Reagan 
D)  George H. W. Bush 
E)  George W. Bush

Question 7

The Civil Service Act of 1883 attempted to pattern government hiring after practices found in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  business 
B)  the Catholic Church 
C)  Congress 
D)  local government 
E)  the military 
A)  business 
B)  the Catholic Church 
C)  Congress 
D)  local government 
E)  the military

Question 8

The first regulatory agencies Congress established were ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in the Department of Commerce 
B)  independent regulatory commissions 
C)  government corporations 
D)  in the Labor Department 
E)  within the Environmental Protection Agency 
A)  in the Department of Commerce 
B)  independent regulatory commissions 
C)  government corporations 
D)  in the Labor Department 
E)  within the Environmental Protection Agency

Question 9

________ occurs when the federal government passes authority to administer a program to state or local governments.

Accepted Answer

A)  Deregulation 
B)  Devolution 
C)  Termination 
D)  Privatization 
E)  Implementation 
A)  Deregulation 
B)  Devolution 
C)  Termination 
D)  Privatization 
E)  Implementation

Question 10

Since the 1950s, compared with the entire workforce, the number of federal employees has ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased sharply 
B)  increased slightly 
C)  gradually declined 
D)  decreased sharply 
E)  stayed the same 
A)  increased sharply 
B)  increased slightly 
C)  gradually declined 
D)  decreased sharply 
E)  stayed the same

Question 11

________ is the primary mission of the State Department.

Accepted Answer

A)  Military protection 
B)  Diplomacy 
C)  International aid 
D)  Transnational commerce 
E)  National security 
A)  Military protection 
B)  Diplomacy 
C)  International aid 
D)  Transnational commerce 
E)  National security

Question 12

The ________ is the head of a cabinet department.

Accepted Answer

A)  secretary 
B)  agency supervisor 
C)  service administrator 
D)  chief executive officer 
E)  director 
A)  secretary 
B)  agency supervisor 
C)  service administrator 
D)  chief executive officer 
E)  director

Question 13

What has been one of the greatest difficulties in establishing the new Department of Homeland Security?

Accepted Answer

A)  adjusting to the many different bureaucratic cultures now part of a single operation 
B)  finding a competent and willing department secretary 
C)  getting congressional approval for the new department 
D)  defending against the three challenges to the constitutionality of the department 
E)  getting the American people to take seriously the color-coded terrorism warning levels 
A)  adjusting to the many different bureaucratic cultures now part of a single operation 
B)  finding a competent and willing department secretary 
C)  getting congressional approval for the new department 
D)  defending against the three challenges to the constitutionality of the department 
E)  getting the American people to take seriously the color-coded terrorism warning levels

Question 14

Which president was most concerned with managing and reorganizing the executive bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Nixon 
B)  Jimmy Carter 
C)  Ronald Reagan 
D)  Bill Clinton 
E)  Woodrow Wilson 
A)  Richard Nixon 
B)  Jimmy Carter 
C)  Ronald Reagan 
D)  Bill Clinton 
E)  Woodrow Wilson

Question 15

Which one of the following is NOT part of the Justice Department?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Civil Rights division 
B)  the Antitrust division 
C)  the Internal Revenue Service 
D)  the Criminal division 
E)  the Tax division 
A)  the Civil Rights division 
B)  the Antitrust division 
C)  the Internal Revenue Service 
D)  the Criminal division 
E)  the Tax division

Question 16

The most significant example of devolution in recent decades has been in the area of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  homeland security 
B)  crime enforcement 
C)  education 
D)  welfare policy 
E)  health care 
A)  homeland security 
B)  crime enforcement 
C)  education 
D)  welfare policy 
E)  health care

Question 17

What is an independent agency?

Accepted Answer

A)  an executive branch organization that is part of a cabinet 
B)  an executive branch organization that is very much like a government corporation 
C)  an executive branch organization that is established by Congress 
D)  an executive branch organization that has broad powers to provide a public service that is either too expensive or too important to be left to private companies 
E)  both c and d 
A)  an executive branch organization that is part of a cabinet 
B)  an executive branch organization that is very much like a government corporation 
C)  an executive branch organization that is established by Congress 
D)  an executive branch organization that has broad powers to provide a public service that is either too expensive or too important to be left to private companies 
E)  both c and d

Question 18

The executive budget was created in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  1789 
B)  1812 
C)  1865 
D)  1921 
E)  1966 
A)  1789 
B)  1812 
C)  1865 
D)  1921 
E)  1966

Question 19

The most visible indication of oversight is the

Accepted Answer

A)  use of a unanimous Supreme Court opinion by the lower federal courts to generate public support for a particular policy. 
B)  use of the nullification power by the states to declare an act of the federal government unconstitutional. 
C)  use of public hearings before congressional committees and subcommittees. 
D)  size of the total national debt. 
E)  use of the Congressional Budget Office to report on how much particular legislation is going to cost the American taxpayer. 
A)  use of a unanimous Supreme Court opinion by the lower federal courts to generate public support for a particular policy. 
B)  use of the nullification power by the states to declare an act of the federal government unconstitutional. 
C)  use of public hearings before congressional committees and subcommittees. 
D)  size of the total national debt. 
E)  use of the Congressional Budget Office to report on how much particular legislation is going to cost the American taxpayer.

Question 20

Which of the following statements about administrative rule making is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  All federal rules must be published in the Federal Register. 
B)  Both houses of Congress must formally approve all federal rules. 
C)  All federal rules must undergo a period of public comment. 
D)  All federal rules must prepare "environmental impact statements." 
E)  The length of time to develop an administrative rule from proposal to actual publication in the Federal Register increased between the 1970s and 1980s. 
A)  All federal rules must be published in the Federal Register. 
B)  Both houses of Congress must formally approve all federal rules. 
C)  All federal rules must undergo a period of public comment. 
D)  All federal rules must prepare "environmental impact statements." 
E)  The length of time to develop an administrative rule from proposal to actual publication in the Federal Register increased between the 1970s and 1980s.

Bureaucracy literally means ________.

________ is when bureaucrats attempt to translate laws into specific rules and actions.

The Obama administration's campaign to make government more transparent

Ronald Reagan's inability to dismantle the Department of Education reflects the power of ________.

Which of the following is NOT a clientele agency?

Under the administration of ________, EPA officials claimed that they did not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gases.

The Civil Service Act of 1883 attempted to pattern government hiring after practices found in ________.

The first regulatory agencies Congress established were ________.

________ occurs when the federal government passes authority to administer a program to state or local governments.

Since the 1950s, compared with the entire workforce, the number of federal employees has ________.

________ is the primary mission of the State Department.

The ________ is the head of a cabinet department.

What has been one of the greatest difficulties in establishing the new Department of Homeland Security?

Which president was most concerned with managing and reorganizing the executive bureaucracy?

Which one of the following is NOT part of the Justice Department?

The most significant example of devolution in recent decades has been in the area of ________.

What is an independent agency?

The executive budget was created in ________.

The most visible indication of oversight is the

Which of the following statements about administrative rule making is FALSE?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters

Exam 14: Bureaucracy in a Democracy

Bureaucracy literally means ________.

________ is when bureaucrats attempt to translate laws into specific rules and actions.

The Obama administration's campaign to make government more transparent

Ronald Reagan's inability to dismantle the Department of Education reflects the power of ________.

Which of the following is NOT a clientele agency?

Under the administration of ________, EPA officials claimed that they did not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gases.

The Civil Service Act of 1883 attempted to pattern government hiring after practices found in ________.

The first regulatory agencies Congress established were ________.

________ occurs when the federal government passes authority to administer a program to state or local governments.

Since the 1950s, compared with the entire workforce, the number of federal employees has ________.

________ is the primary mission of the State Department.

The ________ is the head of a cabinet department.

What has been one of the greatest difficulties in establishing the new Department of Homeland Security?

Which president was most concerned with managing and reorganizing the executive bureaucracy?

Which one of the following is NOT part of the Justice Department?

The most significant example of devolution in recent decades has been in the area of ________.

What is an independent agency?

The executive budget was created in ________.

The most visible indication of oversight is the

Which of the following statements about administrative rule making is FALSE?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters