Question 1

The National Park Service is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  part of the Department of the Interior 
B)  part of the Department of Agriculture 
C)  part of the Department of Energy 
D)  an independent agency 
E)  a government corporation 
A)  part of the Department of the Interior 
B)  part of the Department of Agriculture 
C)  part of the Department of Energy 
D)  an independent agency 
E)  a government corporation

Question 2

The first regulatory agency was the ________, created by Congress in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. Post Office; 1791 
B)  Interstate Commerce Commission; 1887 
C)  Federal Communications Commission; 1934 
D)  Environmental Protection Agency; 1970 
E)  Federal Trade Commission; 1914 
A)  U.S. Post Office; 1791 
B)  Interstate Commerce Commission; 1887 
C)  Federal Communications Commission; 1934 
D)  Environmental Protection Agency; 1970 
E)  Federal Trade Commission; 1914

Question 3

Executive privilege refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  fact that the Senate never votes against presidential appointments to the executive branch. 
B)  increasing power of the executive branch in determining fiscal policy. 
C)  claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president. 
D)  right of presidents to eliminate government agencies without the approval of Congress. 
E)  authority of members of the executive branch to formulate specific rules when implementing vague legislation. 
A)  fact that the Senate never votes against presidential appointments to the executive branch. 
B)  increasing power of the executive branch in determining fiscal policy. 
C)  claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president. 
D)  right of presidents to eliminate government agencies without the approval of Congress. 
E)  authority of members of the executive branch to formulate specific rules when implementing vague legislation.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a type of federal agency?

Accepted Answer

A)  public welfare 
B)  internal national security 
C)  state and local oversight 
D)  economic security 
E)  external national security 
A)  public welfare 
B)  internal national security 
C)  state and local oversight 
D)  economic security 
E)  external national security

Question 5

Individual members of Congress can discover questions of public responsibility when engaged in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a filibuster 
B)  constituent case work 
C)  activities related to the work of a conference committee 
D)  a party caucus 
E)  a markup session 
A)  a filibuster 
B)  constituent case work 
C)  activities related to the work of a conference committee 
D)  a party caucus 
E)  a markup session

Question 6

________ policy concerns banks, credit, and currency.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fiscal 
B)  Monetary 
C)  Welfare 
D)  Regulatory 
E)  Distributive 
A)  Fiscal 
B)  Monetary 
C)  Welfare 
D)  Regulatory 
E)  Distributive

Question 7

Which of the following is the most constitutionally essential way to make the bureaucracy responsible?

Accepted Answer

A)  more efficient executive management 
B)  further devolution 
C)  congressional oversight 
D)  more administrative courts 
E)  more government regulation 
A)  more efficient executive management 
B)  further devolution 
C)  congressional oversight 
D)  more administrative courts 
E)  more government regulation

Question 8

Which one of the following agencies was created in 2005?

Accepted Answer

A)  CIA 
B)  FBI 
C)  National Security Agency 
D)  Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
E)  Joint Chiefs of Staff 
A)  CIA 
B)  FBI 
C)  National Security Agency 
D)  Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
E)  Joint Chiefs of Staff

Question 9

Before the Civil Service Act of 1883, how were government appointments handled?

Accepted Answer

A)  Appointments were made on the basis of merit. 
B)  Appointments were made on the basis of seniority. 
C)  Appointments were made to political supporters as part of a spoils system. 
D)  The Civil Service Act of 1883 created the first federal bureaucracy. 
E)  The president or his staff appointed all civil servants. 
A)  Appointments were made on the basis of merit. 
B)  Appointments were made on the basis of seniority. 
C)  Appointments were made to political supporters as part of a spoils system. 
D)  The Civil Service Act of 1883 created the first federal bureaucracy. 
E)  The president or his staff appointed all civil servants.

Question 10

The ________ oversees the Coast Guard, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Secret Service, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. Marine Corps 
B)  secretary of defense 
C)  U.S. Army 
D)  Department of Homeland Security 
E)  U.S. attorney general 
A)  U.S. Marine Corps 
B)  secretary of defense 
C)  U.S. Army 
D)  Department of Homeland Security 
E)  U.S. attorney general

Question 11

The "virtual fourth branch of government" refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  political parties 
B)  state governments 
C)  the bureaucracy 
D)  interest groups 
E)  government contracting 
A)  political parties 
B)  state governments 
C)  the bureaucracy 
D)  interest groups 
E)  government contracting

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a major role of bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  implementing laws 
B)  enforcing laws 
C)  issuing rules 
D)  promoting the public welfare 
E)  passing laws 
A)  implementing laws 
B)  enforcing laws 
C)  issuing rules 
D)  promoting the public welfare 
E)  passing laws

Question 13

Civil servants were given legal protection against being fired without a show of cause in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  meet the Constitution's strict requirements for the treatment of public employees. 
B)  force the bureaucracy to respond more to political pressures from parties, interest groups, and elected officials. 
C)  cleanse bureaucracy of political interference while upgrading performance. 
D)  end the abuses of the merit system. 
E)  enhance the public's trust in bureaucracy. 
A)  meet the Constitution's strict requirements for the treatment of public employees. 
B)  force the bureaucracy to respond more to political pressures from parties, interest groups, and elected officials. 
C)  cleanse bureaucracy of political interference while upgrading performance. 
D)  end the abuses of the merit system. 
E)  enhance the public's trust in bureaucracy.

Question 14

The use of taxing and spending powers to shape the economy is part of ________ policy.

Accepted Answer

A)  fiscal 
B)  monetary 
C)  regulatory 
D)  distributive 
E)  redistributive 
A)  fiscal 
B)  monetary 
C)  regulatory 
D)  distributive 
E)  redistributive

Question 15

The creation of the U.S. Northern Command was important because it

Accepted Answer

A)  was the first time the Department of Defense had taken such an action without presidential approval. 
B)  ultimately led to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. 
C)  unified, for the first time in American history, the Air Force, the Navy Department, and the War Department. 
D)  breached the long-standing line between domestic law enforcement and foreign military operations for the first time. 
E)  was the first time the Department of Defense had taken such an action without congressional approval. 
A)  was the first time the Department of Defense had taken such an action without presidential approval. 
B)  ultimately led to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. 
C)  unified, for the first time in American history, the Air Force, the Navy Department, and the War Department. 
D)  breached the long-standing line between domestic law enforcement and foreign military operations for the first time. 
E)  was the first time the Department of Defense had taken such an action without congressional approval.

Question 16

What was the chief bureaucratic flaw identified by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The CIA director lacked adequate access to the president. 
B)  There was a lack of communication between the domestic and foreign security agencies. 
C)  The Federal Aviation Administration was not properly monitoring all inbound airplanes on September 11, 2001. 
D)  Diplomacy with the Taliban and other sponsors of terrorism had broken down in the mid-1990s. 
E)  The government did not act swiftly enough after the attack in order to prevent further casualties. 
A)  The CIA director lacked adequate access to the president. 
B)  There was a lack of communication between the domestic and foreign security agencies. 
C)  The Federal Aviation Administration was not properly monitoring all inbound airplanes on September 11, 2001. 
D)  Diplomacy with the Taliban and other sponsors of terrorism had broken down in the mid-1990s. 
E)  The government did not act swiftly enough after the attack in order to prevent further casualties.

Question 17

________ declared that "the era of big government is over" in 1996.

Accepted Answer

A)  George H. W. Bush 
B)  Bill Clinton 
C)  George W. Bush 
D)  Ronald Reagan 
E)  Ted Kennedy 
A)  George H. W. Bush 
B)  Bill Clinton 
C)  George W. Bush 
D)  Ronald Reagan 
E)  Ted Kennedy

Question 18

Which of the following executive agencies was created by Congress in the aftermath of the financial crisis that began in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Federal Reserve Board 
B)  the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
C)  the Interstate Commerce Commission 
D)  the Council of Economic Advisors 
E)  the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 
A)  the Federal Reserve Board 
B)  the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
C)  the Interstate Commerce Commission 
D)  the Council of Economic Advisors 
E)  the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Question 19

Making permanent cuts in existing agencies is often difficult because

Accepted Answer

A)  most agencies have a supportive constituency that will fight to reinstate any cuts that are made. 
B)  the Constitution prevents cuts to federal agencies lasting longer than five years. 
C)  every permanent cut to a federal agency must be reviewed by the Supreme Court before it can be put into effect. 
D)  federal law requires that the government cut every agency equally. 
E)  the vast majority of agencies have been given permanent "budgetary immunity" from the president that protects them from cuts. 
A)  most agencies have a supportive constituency that will fight to reinstate any cuts that are made. 
B)  the Constitution prevents cuts to federal agencies lasting longer than five years. 
C)  every permanent cut to a federal agency must be reviewed by the Supreme Court before it can be put into effect. 
D)  federal law requires that the government cut every agency equally. 
E)  the vast majority of agencies have been given permanent "budgetary immunity" from the president that protects them from cuts.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a way in which Congress can exercise oversight?

Accepted Answer

A)  individual constituency case work 
B)  committee hearings and investigations 
C)  budgeting process 
D)  government agencies such as the GAO and the CBO 
E)  having members of Congress work part-time for a particular agency that is struggling to meet the demands Congress has placed on it 
A)  individual constituency case work 
B)  committee hearings and investigations 
C)  budgeting process 
D)  government agencies such as the GAO and the CBO 
E)  having members of Congress work part-time for a particular agency that is struggling to meet the demands Congress has placed on it

The National Park Service is ________.

The first regulatory agency was the , created by Congress in .

Executive privilege refers to the

Which of the following is NOT a type of federal agency?

Individual members of Congress can discover questions of public responsibility when engaged in ________.

________ policy concerns banks, credit, and currency.

Which of the following is the most constitutionally essential way to make the bureaucracy responsible?

Which one of the following agencies was created in 2005?

Before the Civil Service Act of 1883, how were government appointments handled?

The ________ oversees the Coast Guard, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Secret Service, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The "virtual fourth branch of government" refers to ________.

Which of the following is NOT a major role of bureaucracy?

Civil servants were given legal protection against being fired without a show of cause in order to

The use of taxing and spending powers to shape the economy is part of ________ policy.

The creation of the U.S. Northern Command was important because it

What was the chief bureaucratic flaw identified by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States?

________ declared that "the era of big government is over" in 1996.

Which of the following executive agencies was created by Congress in the aftermath of the financial crisis that began in 2008?

Making permanent cuts in existing agencies is often difficult because

Which of the following is NOT a way in which Congress can exercise oversight?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

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Exam 14: Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The National Park Service is ________.

The first regulatory agency was the ________, created by Congress in ________.

Executive privilege refers to the

Which of the following is NOT a type of federal agency?

Individual members of Congress can discover questions of public responsibility when engaged in ________.

________ policy concerns banks, credit, and currency.

Which of the following is the most constitutionally essential way to make the bureaucracy responsible?

Which one of the following agencies was created in 2005?

Before the Civil Service Act of 1883, how were government appointments handled?

The ________ oversees the Coast Guard, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Secret Service, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The "virtual fourth branch of government" refers to ________.

Which of the following is NOT a major role of bureaucracy?

Civil servants were given legal protection against being fired without a show of cause in order to

The use of taxing and spending powers to shape the economy is part of ________ policy.

The creation of the U.S. Northern Command was important because it

What was the chief bureaucratic flaw identified by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States?

________ declared that "the era of big government is over" in 1996.

Which of the following executive agencies was created by Congress in the aftermath of the financial crisis that began in 2008?

Making permanent cuts in existing agencies is often difficult because

Which of the following is NOT a way in which Congress can exercise oversight?

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

The first regulatory agency was the , created by Congress in .