Question 1

About what percent of federal employees today are general civil servants?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  23 percent 
C)  37 percent 
D)  60 percent 
E)  78 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  23 percent 
C)  37 percent 
D)  60 percent 
E)  78 percent D

Question 2

What are the two ways to scale down the federal government's size?

Accepted Answer

A)  slimming down government activities or transferring them away from the government 
B)  creating offices to manage multiple agencies or transferring those offices away from the government 
C)  reducing the funds available to the agencies or slimming down the government 
D)  reducing the funds available and streamlining the process of managing the agencies 
E)  reducing the funds available to the agencies or creating special commissions to reduce government size 
A)  slimming down government activities or transferring them away from the government 
B)  creating offices to manage multiple agencies or transferring those offices away from the government 
C)  reducing the funds available to the agencies or slimming down the government 
D)  reducing the funds available and streamlining the process of managing the agencies 
E)  reducing the funds available to the agencies or creating special commissions to reduce government size A

Question 3

Privatization is the process of turning over certain government functions to the private sector.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  No new executive departments have been formed since 1936. 
B)  The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Transportation were formed in the 1980s. 
C)  Most departments are formed either to signal a new national commitment or cement political alliances. 
D)  Most executive departments are formed in response to major foreign policy crises. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  No new executive departments have been formed since 1936. 
B)  The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Transportation were formed in the 1980s. 
C)  Most departments are formed either to signal a new national commitment or cement political alliances. 
D)  Most executive departments are formed in response to major foreign policy crises. 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

Which of the following presidents appointed the highest number of women and racial groups to the executive branch?

Accepted Answer

A)  George W. Bush 
B)  Carter 
C)  Clinton 
D)  Ford 
E)  Reagan 
A)  George W. Bush 
B)  Carter 
C)  Clinton 
D)  Ford 
E)  Reagan

Question 6

________ are headed by cabinet-level secretaries, appointed by the president and approved by the Senate.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ are headed by cabinet-level secretaries, appointed...

Question 7

What was the impact of the Pendleton Act of 1883?

Accepted Answer

The act reduced patronage by creating a

Question 8

Which word or phrase best characterizes Richard Nixon's assessment of the federal bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) a well-oiled machine 
B)  an organizational disaster 
C)  an alien institution 
D)  a dysfunctional family 
E)  a hierarchical wonder 
A) a well-oiled machine 
B)  an organizational disaster 
C)  an alien institution 
D)  a dysfunctional family 
E)  a hierarchical wonder

Question 9

Federal agency rules and regulations, as shown in Figure 13.4,

Accepted Answer

A)  are what we'd expect from the theory of dual federalism. 
B)  have declined in recent years. 
C)  have remained constant since the 1960s. 
D)  reached their peak in the late 1970s. 
E)  were at their lowest in the 1980s. 
A)  are what we'd expect from the theory of dual federalism. 
B)  have declined in recent years. 
C)  have remained constant since the 1960s. 
D)  reached their peak in the late 1970s. 
E)  were at their lowest in the 1980s.

Question 10

The American bureaucracy experiences

Accepted Answer

A)  a generally hostile environment. 
B)  an anti-business environment. 
C)  a historically accepted environment until the beginning of the last century. 
D)  a supportive environment only when the problems are small. 
E)  a generally favorable climate. 
A)  a generally hostile environment. 
B)  an anti-business environment. 
C)  a historically accepted environment until the beginning of the last century. 
D)  a supportive environment only when the problems are small. 
E)  a generally favorable climate.

Question 11

The Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (as amended) requires all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  agencies give adequate notice of their actions. 
B)  agencies solicit comments from all interested parties. 
C)  agencies act without bias or favoritism. 
D)  agencies submit budgets to Congress. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  agencies give adequate notice of their actions. 
B)  agencies solicit comments from all interested parties. 
C)  agencies act without bias or favoritism. 
D)  agencies submit budgets to Congress. 
E)  none of the above

Question 12

Which of the following phrases best characterizes government bureaucracy in the United States in comparison with that of other Western democracies?

Accepted Answer

A)  fragmented organization and divided control at the top 
B)  few legislative regulations over governmental bureaucracies 
C)  orderly and coherent bureaucratic structure 
D)  high positions in the bureaucracy awarded to career civil servants 
E)  none of the above 
A)  fragmented organization and divided control at the top 
B)  few legislative regulations over governmental bureaucracies 
C)  orderly and coherent bureaucratic structure 
D)  high positions in the bureaucracy awarded to career civil servants 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

An example of a ________ position in government is a cabinet position such as department secretaries.

Accepted Answer

patronage

Question 14

A method of evaluating rules and regulations by weighing their potential costs against the potential benefits to society is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  cost-reduction examination. 
B)  cost-benefit analysis. 
C)  bureaucratic oversight. 
D)  bureaucratic methodology. 
E)  presidential leadership over the bureaucracy. 
A)  cost-reduction examination. 
B)  cost-benefit analysis. 
C)  bureaucratic oversight. 
D)  bureaucratic methodology. 
E)  presidential leadership over the bureaucracy.

Question 15

In what ways does the bureaucracy fall short in terms of democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bureaucrats enjoy substantial discretion in carrying out their missions. 
B)  Bureaucrats carry out their mission in response to Congress. 
C)  Civil servants are a lot like Americans demographically. 
D)  Civil servants are a lot like Americans in terms of what they think government should be doing. 
E)  Bureaucrats carry out their mission in response to the president. 
A)  Bureaucrats enjoy substantial discretion in carrying out their missions. 
B)  Bureaucrats carry out their mission in response to Congress. 
C)  Civil servants are a lot like Americans demographically. 
D)  Civil servants are a lot like Americans in terms of what they think government should be doing. 
E)  Bureaucrats carry out their mission in response to the president.

Question 16

The federal bureaucracy has____ boss(es) according to your text?

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  many 
E)  zero 
A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  many 
E)  zero

Question 17

Americans tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  look favorably on the executive branch bureaucracy. 
B)  be mistrustful of the bureaucracy. 
C)  award high prestige to government bureaucrats. 
D)  believe the public sector can do better than the private sector. 
E)  lead bureaucratic decision making. 
A)  look favorably on the executive branch bureaucracy. 
B)  be mistrustful of the bureaucracy. 
C)  award high prestige to government bureaucrats. 
D)  believe the public sector can do better than the private sector. 
E)  lead bureaucratic decision making.

Question 18

Media tend to emphasize failures rather than successes of the federal bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

________ involves the transfer of many government functions to the private sector.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ involves the transfer of many government...

Question 20

Departments are headed by cabinet-level secretaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

About what percent of federal employees today are general civil servants?

What are the two ways to scale down the federal government's size?

Privatization is the process of turning over certain government functions to the private sector.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following presidents appointed the highest number of women and racial groups to the executive branch?

________ are headed by cabinet-level secretaries, appointed by the president and approved by the Senate.

What was the impact of the Pendleton Act of 1883?

Which word or phrase best characterizes Richard Nixon's assessment of the federal bureaucracy?

Federal agency rules and regulations, as shown in Figure 13.4,

The American bureaucracy experiences

The Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (as amended) requires all of the following except

Which of the following phrases best characterizes government bureaucracy in the United States in comparison with that of other Western democracies?

An example of a ________ position in government is a cabinet position such as department secretaries.

A method of evaluating rules and regulations by weighing their potential costs against the potential benefits to society is known as

In what ways does the bureaucracy fall short in terms of democracy?

The federal bureaucracy has____ boss(es) according to your text?

Americans tend to

Media tend to emphasize failures rather than successes of the federal bureaucracy.

________ involves the transfer of many government functions to the private sector.

Departments are headed by cabinet-level secretaries.

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

News Media

Interest Groups and Business Corporations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Participation Voting, and Elections

Congress

The President

The Courts

Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

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Exam 13: The Executive Branch

About what percent of federal employees today are general civil servants?

What are the two ways to scale down the federal government's size?

Privatization is the process of turning over certain government functions to the private sector.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following presidents appointed the highest number of women and racial groups to the executive branch?

________ are headed by cabinet-level secretaries, appointed by the president and approved by the Senate.

What was the impact of the Pendleton Act of 1883?

Which word or phrase best characterizes Richard Nixon's assessment of the federal bureaucracy?

Federal agency rules and regulations, as shown in Figure 13.4,

The American bureaucracy experiences

The Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (as amended) requires all of the following except

Which of the following phrases best characterizes government bureaucracy in the United States in comparison with that of other Western democracies?

An example of a ________ position in government is a cabinet position such as department secretaries.

A method of evaluating rules and regulations by weighing their potential costs against the potential benefits to society is known as

In what ways does the bureaucracy fall short in terms of democracy?

The federal bureaucracy has____ boss(es) according to your text?

Americans tend to

Media tend to emphasize failures rather than successes of the federal bureaucracy.

________ involves the transfer of many government functions to the private sector.

Departments are headed by cabinet-level secretaries.

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

News Media

Interest Groups and Business Corporations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Participation Voting, and Elections

Congress

The President

The Courts

Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

Filters