Question 1

Subdivisions within cabinet departments are known as

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A)  secretariats. 
B)  bureaus and agencies. 
C)  sections. 
D)  positions. 
E)  units. 
A)  secretariats. 
B)  bureaus and agencies. 
C)  sections. 
D)  positions. 
E)  units.

Question 2

Which of the following could be described as operating very similarly to a private company?

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A) government corporations 
B)  federal agencies 
C)  independent executive agencies 
D)  independent regulatory commissions 
E)  policy bureaus 
A) government corporations 
B)  federal agencies 
C)  independent executive agencies 
D)  independent regulatory commissions 
E)  policy bureaus

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an argument used by critics of privatization?

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A)  The U.S. government would be taking an unprecedented step by using private companies to perform its functions. 
B)  Private businesses might not provide services that do not bring a profit. 
C)  Certain national security matters should not be handled by private companies. 
D)  Private companies are unlikely to be responsive to the wishes of the public. 
E)  Private companies may not have to follow the same rules and regulations that apply to government employees. 
A)  The U.S. government would be taking an unprecedented step by using private companies to perform its functions. 
B)  Private businesses might not provide services that do not bring a profit. 
C)  Certain national security matters should not be handled by private companies. 
D)  Private companies are unlikely to be responsive to the wishes of the public. 
E)  Private companies may not have to follow the same rules and regulations that apply to government employees.

Question 4

As a whole, the people who work in the federal bureaucracy

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A)  are mostly white males. 
B)  are much more highly educated than the rest of the population. 
C)  include far more women than in the general population. 
D)  are as racially diverse as the rest of the population. 
E)  have held political office. 
A)  are mostly white males. 
B)  are much more highly educated than the rest of the population. 
C)  include far more women than in the general population. 
D)  are as racially diverse as the rest of the population. 
E)  have held political office.

Question 5

What power does Congress use to control the federal bureaucracy?

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A)  its power to control the budgetary process 
B)  its power to override presidential vetoes 
C)  its power of approving civil service promotions within the departments 
D)  its power to fire bureaucrats if their performance is not satisfactory 
E)  Congress has no power to manage or control the bureaucracy. 
A)  its power to control the budgetary process 
B)  its power to override presidential vetoes 
C)  its power of approving civil service promotions within the departments 
D)  its power to fire bureaucrats if their performance is not satisfactory 
E)  Congress has no power to manage or control the bureaucracy.

Question 6

Congress has given some executive branch agencies the power to conduct quasi-judicial proceedings in which disputes are resolved. What is the impact of this power? Provide an example of this power in action.

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Much as in a court of law, the decisions

Question 7

Because bureaucrats make important decisions that have consequences for many other people, groups, and organizations, we can say that they are ________.

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The answer of Because bureaucrats make important decisions that have...

Question 8

The executive branch is made up of several different kinds of administrative units. What are they?

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Departments are headed by cabinet-level

Question 9

Most Americans pay little attention to bureaucratic agencies as such.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Similar to Congress, federal civil servants are not representative of the larger population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The idea, much talked about during and since the Reagan presidency, of turning government functions over to entrepreneurs was called

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A)  privatization. 
B)  volunteerism. 
C)  gentrification. 
D)  streamlining. 
E)  reinvention. 
A)  privatization. 
B)  volunteerism. 
C)  gentrification. 
D)  streamlining. 
E)  reinvention.

Question 12

The nature and functioning of bureaucracy is basically the same worldwide.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What are political appointees and how do they get their jobs?

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The highest policymaking posit

Question 14

Which of these is NOT an example of the privatization of the government?

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A)  FEMA is staffed entirely by private employees. 
B)  The Defense Department does not produce its own weapons system, but contracts the work out. 
C)  Halliburton and its subsidiary Kellogg Brown and Root feed and house soldiers in Iraq. 
D)  The Corps of Engineers uses private contractors to build and maintain levees. 
E)  NASA uses private contractors to build and maintain the space shuttle. 
A)  FEMA is staffed entirely by private employees. 
B)  The Defense Department does not produce its own weapons system, but contracts the work out. 
C)  Halliburton and its subsidiary Kellogg Brown and Root feed and house soldiers in Iraq. 
D)  The Corps of Engineers uses private contractors to build and maintain levees. 
E)  NASA uses private contractors to build and maintain the space shuttle.

Question 15

Usually, when the president nominates someone to fill a top administrative post the Senate

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A)  blocks the nomination, forcing the president to nominate a new individual. 
B)  forces him to name, on average, three individuals before they give their consent. 
C)  confirms the nominee. 
D)  asks the Supreme Court for its opinion. 
E)  sends the decision to the House of Representatives. 
A)  blocks the nomination, forcing the president to nominate a new individual. 
B)  forces him to name, on average, three individuals before they give their consent. 
C)  confirms the nominee. 
D)  asks the Supreme Court for its opinion. 
E)  sends the decision to the House of Representatives.

Question 16

Which of the following is meant to help make independent regulatory commissioners "independent"?

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A)  They are not directly controlled by the President. 
B)  They have overlapping terms. 
C)  They are not directly controlled by Congress. 
D)  They have long terms. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  They are not directly controlled by the President. 
B)  They have overlapping terms. 
C)  They are not directly controlled by Congress. 
D)  They have long terms. 
E)  all of the above

Question 17

Because bureaucrats make important decisions that have consequences for many other people, groups, and organizations, we can say that they

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A)  are policymakers. 
B)  are members of the executive branch. 
C)  are the most important members of the government. 
D)  are as powerful as the House or Senate. 
E)  are more important than the judicial branch. 
A)  are policymakers. 
B)  are members of the executive branch. 
C)  are the most important members of the government. 
D)  are as powerful as the House or Senate. 
E)  are more important than the judicial branch.

Question 18

The size of the federal bureaucracy is a popular topic, among presidents, legislators, and the public. Some might even claim that a bureaucracy that is too large is more likely to be undemocratic? What does this mean? In what ways might a larger bureaucracy be undemocratic, where a smaller bureaucracy may be more democratic? Do you think a responsive bureaucracy is possible? Why or why not?

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The size of the federal bureaucracy is i

Question 19

Political appointees to the executive branch bureaucracy are

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A)  typically members of the congressional majority party. 
B)  usually representative of the district they represent. 
C)  the president's closest advisors. 
D)  not very representative of the American people. 
E)  typically overqualified for their positions. 
A)  typically members of the congressional majority party. 
B)  usually representative of the district they represent. 
C)  the president's closest advisors. 
D)  not very representative of the American people. 
E)  typically overqualified for their positions.

Question 20

How much discretion do executive branch agencies have to execute the law?

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Executive branch agencies usually have a

Subdivisions within cabinet departments are known as

Which of the following could be described as operating very similarly to a private company?

Which of the following is NOT an argument used by critics of privatization?

As a whole, the people who work in the federal bureaucracy

What power does Congress use to control the federal bureaucracy?

Congress has given some executive branch agencies the power to conduct quasi-judicial proceedings in which disputes are resolved. What is the impact of this power? Provide an example of this power in action.

Because bureaucrats make important decisions that have consequences for many other people, groups, and organizations, we can say that they are ________.

The executive branch is made up of several different kinds of administrative units. What are they?

Most Americans pay little attention to bureaucratic agencies as such.

Similar to Congress, federal civil servants are not representative of the larger population.

The idea, much talked about during and since the Reagan presidency, of turning government functions over to entrepreneurs was called

The nature and functioning of bureaucracy is basically the same worldwide.

What are political appointees and how do they get their jobs?

Which of these is NOT an example of the privatization of the government?

Usually, when the president nominates someone to fill a top administrative post the Senate

Which of the following is meant to help make independent regulatory commissioners "independent"?

Because bureaucrats make important decisions that have consequences for many other people, groups, and organizations, we can say that they

Political appointees to the executive branch bureaucracy are

How much discretion do executive branch agencies have to execute the law?

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

Subdivisions within cabinet departments are known as

Which of the following could be described as operating very similarly to a private company?

Which of the following is NOT an argument used by critics of privatization?

As a whole, the people who work in the federal bureaucracy

What power does Congress use to control the federal bureaucracy?

Congress has given some executive branch agencies the power to conduct quasi-judicial proceedings in which disputes are resolved. What is the impact of this power? Provide an example of this power in action.

Because bureaucrats make important decisions that have consequences for many other people, groups, and organizations, we can say that they are ________.

The executive branch is made up of several different kinds of administrative units. What are they?

Most Americans pay little attention to bureaucratic agencies as such.

Similar to Congress, federal civil servants are not representative of the larger population.

The idea, much talked about during and since the Reagan presidency, of turning government functions over to entrepreneurs was called

The nature and functioning of bureaucracy is basically the same worldwide.

What are political appointees and how do they get their jobs?

Which of these is NOT an example of the privatization of the government?

Usually, when the president nominates someone to fill a top administrative post the Senate

Which of the following is meant to help make independent regulatory commissioners "independent"?

Because bureaucrats make important decisions that have consequences for many other people, groups, and organizations, we can say that they

Political appointees to the executive branch bureaucracy are

How much discretion do executive branch agencies have to execute the law?

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