Question 1

The spoils system is sometimes called

Accepted Answer

A)  nepotism. 
B)  political capital. 
C)  patronage. 
D)  the civil service. 
E)  the Pendleton system. 
A)  nepotism. 
B)  political capital. 
C)  patronage. 
D)  the civil service. 
E)  the Pendleton system.

Question 2

The Whistleblower Protection Act

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A)  allows whistleblowers to take time off from their jobs if they are concerned with actions of their supervisors. 
B)  allows the government to prosecute whistleblowers whose accusations have been unfounded. 
C)  penalizes federal bureaucrats who participate in political activities. 
D)  prohibits reprisals against whistleblowers by their superiors. 
E)  for the first time established a relatively swift method for firing civil servants. 
A)  allows whistleblowers to take time off from their jobs if they are concerned with actions of their supervisors. 
B)  allows the government to prosecute whistleblowers whose accusations have been unfounded. 
C)  penalizes federal bureaucrats who participate in political activities. 
D)  prohibits reprisals against whistleblowers by their superiors. 
E)  for the first time established a relatively swift method for firing civil servants.

Question 3

The Social Security Administration, Small Business Administration, and the Smithsonian Institution are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  cabinet departments. 
B)  independent executive agencies. 
C)  independent regulatory agencies. 
D)  government corporations. 
E)  corporations subject to regulation. 
A)  cabinet departments. 
B)  independent executive agencies. 
C)  independent regulatory agencies. 
D)  government corporations. 
E)  corporations subject to regulation.

Question 4

An independent regulatory agency exists ____________ and is responsible for creating rules and regulations _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  within a major cabinet department; within a specific policy area 
B)  within a major cabinet department; across a variety of policy areas 
C)  outside of a major cabinet department; within a specific policy area 
D)  outside of a major cabinet department; across a variety of policy areas 
E)  Both B and D. 
A)  within a major cabinet department; within a specific policy area 
B)  within a major cabinet department; across a variety of policy areas 
C)  outside of a major cabinet department; within a specific policy area 
D)  outside of a major cabinet department; across a variety of policy areas 
E)  Both B and D.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true about government corporations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Profits from government corporations are distributed as dividends. 
B)  Government corporations must pay taxes on profits. 
C)  Government corporations do not employee many people. 
D)  You can invest in both a private corporation and a government corporation. 
E)  Government corporations do not usually have any stockholders. 
A)  Profits from government corporations are distributed as dividends. 
B)  Government corporations must pay taxes on profits. 
C)  Government corporations do not employee many people. 
D)  You can invest in both a private corporation and a government corporation. 
E)  Government corporations do not usually have any stockholders.

Question 6

The Federal Employees Political Activities Act of 1993 allows federal employees to

Accepted Answer

A)  run in non-partisan elections. 
B)  participate in voter registration drives. 
C)  make campaign contributions. 
D)  campaign for candidates in partisan elections. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  run in non-partisan elections. 
B)  participate in voter registration drives. 
C)  make campaign contributions. 
D)  campaign for candidates in partisan elections. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 7

All of the following statements are true about Sunset legislation except

Accepted Answer

A)  all federal legislation must incorporate Sunset provisions of ten years. 
B)  legislation with Sunset provisions must be reauthorized at the end of the designated period or the program created by the legislation will end. 
C)  Sunset provisions were first recommended during the creation of President Roosevelt's New Deal agencies. 
D)  many state governments have adopted Sunset provisions in legislation. 
E)  Sunset provisions allow Congress and state legislatures to revisit legislation at a later date to determine if the legislation needs revision or should be abandoned. 
A)  all federal legislation must incorporate Sunset provisions of ten years. 
B)  legislation with Sunset provisions must be reauthorized at the end of the designated period or the program created by the legislation will end. 
C)  Sunset provisions were first recommended during the creation of President Roosevelt's New Deal agencies. 
D)  many state governments have adopted Sunset provisions in legislation. 
E)  Sunset provisions allow Congress and state legislatures to revisit legislation at a later date to determine if the legislation needs revision or should be abandoned.

Question 8

All of the following statements about the civil service are true except

Accepted Answer

A)  civil service positions are filled based on networking and political connections. 
B)  civil service jobs are filled based on political party affiliation. 
C)  reform of the civil service first began under President Jimmy Carter in 1978. 
D)  since 1993, civil service employees are allowed to participate in voter registration drives. 
E)  today, civil service employees may make donations to political campaigns. 
A)  civil service positions are filled based on networking and political connections. 
B)  civil service jobs are filled based on political party affiliation. 
C)  reform of the civil service first began under President Jimmy Carter in 1978. 
D)  since 1993, civil service employees are allowed to participate in voter registration drives. 
E)  today, civil service employees may make donations to political campaigns.

Question 9

Independent executive agencies are

Accepted Answer

A)  the most recent cabinet departments. 
B)  responsible for regulating major aspects of the economy. 
C)  federal agencies that are not part of cabinet departments, but report directly to the president. 
D)  responsible directly to Congress. 
E)  staffed entirely by political appointees. 
A)  the most recent cabinet departments. 
B)  responsible for regulating major aspects of the economy. 
C)  federal agencies that are not part of cabinet departments, but report directly to the president. 
D)  responsible directly to Congress. 
E)  staffed entirely by political appointees.

Question 10

Amtrak, the U.S. Postal Service, and the FDIC are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  cabinet departments. 
B)  independent executive agencies. 
C)  independent regulatory agencies. 
D)  government corporations 
E)  private corporations. 
A)  cabinet departments. 
B)  independent executive agencies. 
C)  independent regulatory agencies. 
D)  government corporations 
E)  private corporations.

Question 11

Independent regulatory agencies

Accepted Answer

A)  are administered independently of all three branches. 
B)  make rules that have the force of law. 
C)  provide enforcement of the rules they have passed. 
D)  decide disputes over the rules they have made. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  are administered independently of all three branches. 
B)  make rules that have the force of law. 
C)  provide enforcement of the rules they have passed. 
D)  decide disputes over the rules they have made. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 12

The number of federal government employees has

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A)  increased significantly in the last several decades. 
B)  remained relatively stable for the last several decades. 
C)  decreased substantially in the last ten years. 
D)  grown to exceed the number of local government employees. 
E)  grown to exceed the number of state government employees. 
A)  increased significantly in the last several decades. 
B)  remained relatively stable for the last several decades. 
C)  decreased substantially in the last ten years. 
D)  grown to exceed the number of local government employees. 
E)  grown to exceed the number of state government employees.

Question 13

Government employment grew rapidly until

Accepted Answer

A)  the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan. 
B)  the Great Depression. 
C)  the 2000 election of George W. Bush. 
D)  World War I. 
E)  the Civil War. 
A)  the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan. 
B)  the Great Depression. 
C)  the 2000 election of George W. Bush. 
D)  World War I. 
E)  the Civil War.

Question 14

All of the following statements about political appointees are true except

Accepted Answer

A)  they have been called the "aristocracy" of the federal government. 
B)  they are sometimes appointed as a reward for campaign contributions or other political favors. 
C)  they will probably occupy their position for a brief time compared to career civil servants. 
D)  career civil servants sometimes ignore their wishes. 
E)  their major source of authority is the ease with which they can fire civil servants. 
A)  they have been called the "aristocracy" of the federal government. 
B)  they are sometimes appointed as a reward for campaign contributions or other political favors. 
C)  they will probably occupy their position for a brief time compared to career civil servants. 
D)  career civil servants sometimes ignore their wishes. 
E)  their major source of authority is the ease with which they can fire civil servants.

Question 15

Controversy arose during the Bush administration when _____________ refused to issue regulations to implement _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Department of Education; No Child Left Behind 
B)  the Environmental Protection Agency; the Clean Air Act 
C)  the Department of Labor; card check legislation 
D)  the U.S. Postal Service; fiscal sustainability 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  the Department of Education; No Child Left Behind 
B)  the Environmental Protection Agency; the Clean Air Act 
C)  the Department of Labor; card check legislation 
D)  the U.S. Postal Service; fiscal sustainability 
E)  None of the above.

Question 16

The FDIC can take over a private bank by

Accepted Answer

A)  purchasing the bank directly from its owner. 
B)  purchasing preferred stock in the bank to keep the bank afloat while a new owner is found. 
C)  stacking government employees on the bank's board of directors. 
D)  taking the bank's profits and giving them to depositors. 
E)  closing the bank and opening a shopping mall in that location. 
A)  purchasing the bank directly from its owner. 
B)  purchasing preferred stock in the bank to keep the bank afloat while a new owner is found. 
C)  stacking government employees on the bank's board of directors. 
D)  taking the bank's profits and giving them to depositors. 
E)  closing the bank and opening a shopping mall in that location.

Question 17

After a bureaucratic regulation is proposed

Accepted Answer

A)  it is published in the Federal Register. 
B)  a sixty-day waiting period occurs to allow Congress to overturn the regulation. 
C)  the regulation can be challenged in court by directly interested parties. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  it is published in the Federal Register. 
B)  a sixty-day waiting period occurs to allow Congress to overturn the regulation. 
C)  the regulation can be challenged in court by directly interested parties. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 18

Many contend that the Internet has

Accepted Answer

A)  improved the efficiency of government agencies. 
B)  reduced the cost of government. 
C)  scattered government information in too many places. 
D)  Both A and B. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  improved the efficiency of government agencies. 
B)  reduced the cost of government. 
C)  scattered government information in too many places. 
D)  Both A and B. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 19

The concept of a bureaucracy

Accepted Answer

A)  isn't unique to government. 
B)  applies to large corporations and universities. 
C)  applies to the U.S. military 
D)  applies to any large organization that requires a division of labor. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  isn't unique to government. 
B)  applies to large corporations and universities. 
C)  applies to the U.S. military 
D)  applies to any large organization that requires a division of labor. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 20

Bureaucratic agencies often decide for themselves how to carry out the wishes of Congress because

Accepted Answer

A)  legislation is often too vague to effectively guide the bureaucracy. 
B)  presidents want to use the bureaucracy to circumvent Congress. 
C)  they are enabled to do so by the legislation itself. 
D)  Both A and B. 
E)  Both A and C. 
A)  legislation is often too vague to effectively guide the bureaucracy. 
B)  presidents want to use the bureaucracy to circumvent Congress. 
C)  they are enabled to do so by the legislation itself. 
D)  Both A and B. 
E)  Both A and C.

The spoils system is sometimes called

The Whistleblower Protection Act

The Social Security Administration, Small Business Administration, and the Smithsonian Institution are examples of

An independent regulatory agency exists and is responsible for creating rules and regulations ___.

Which of the following statements is true about government corporations?

The Federal Employees Political Activities Act of 1993 allows federal employees to

All of the following statements are true about Sunset legislation except

All of the following statements about the civil service are true except

Independent executive agencies are

Amtrak, the U.S. Postal Service, and the FDIC are examples of

Independent regulatory agencies

The number of federal government employees has

Government employment grew rapidly until

All of the following statements about political appointees are true except

Controversy arose during the Bush administration when _ refused to issue regulations to implement _.

The FDIC can take over a private bank by

After a bureaucratic regulation is proposed

Many contend that the Internet has

The concept of a bureaucracy

Bureaucratic agencies often decide for themselves how to carry out the wishes of Congress because

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The President

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

Exam 13: The Bureaucracy

The spoils system is sometimes called

The Whistleblower Protection Act

The Social Security Administration, Small Business Administration, and the Smithsonian Institution are examples of

An independent regulatory agency exists ____________ and is responsible for creating rules and regulations _______________.

Which of the following statements is true about government corporations?

The Federal Employees Political Activities Act of 1993 allows federal employees to

All of the following statements are true about Sunset legislation except

All of the following statements about the civil service are true except

Independent executive agencies are

Amtrak, the U.S. Postal Service, and the FDIC are examples of

Independent regulatory agencies

The number of federal government employees has

Government employment grew rapidly until

All of the following statements about political appointees are true except

Controversy arose during the Bush administration when _____________ refused to issue regulations to implement _____________.

The FDIC can take over a private bank by

After a bureaucratic regulation is proposed

Many contend that the Internet has

The concept of a bureaucracy

Bureaucratic agencies often decide for themselves how to carry out the wishes of Congress because

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The President

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

An independent regulatory agency exists and is responsible for creating rules and regulations ___.

Controversy arose during the Bush administration when _ refused to issue regulations to implement _.