Exam 13: The Executive Branch

The Office of Personnel Management does each of the follow EXCEPT

From 1828 until the late nineteenth century, the executive staff was staffed through the spoils system.

Of the approximately 3,200 political appointments made by the president, about how many require Senate confirmation?

Cost-benefit analysis for all rules was introduced by which president to stem the tide of executive branch rule-making?

What is meant by "red tape" in the bureaucracy?

Another word for patronage is

Patronage in presidential politics refers to

________ are agencies that operate in a market setting and are organized very much like a private company.

What impact does limited resources have on federal agencies' ability to regulate properly? What are some of the sources and consequences of this?

Demographically speaking, describe what federal civil servants are like.

From 1828 until the late nineteenth century, the executive staff was staffed through the spoils system.

Which of these is NOT a reason why presidents have trouble managing the bureaucracy?

In measuring the size of the government, which of these groups is NOT counted?

Which of these is a quasi-governmental organization?

Very few federal civilian employees-less than 5 percent-fall under agency-specific merit systems.

The idea of ending big government is the opposite to the idea of devolution and rollback.

Why don't as many of the most talented people apply to become civil servants as in other countries?

When a federal agency issues a rule, it

The standards set by the EPA have the force of law and cannot be rescinded by either Congress or overruled by the courts.

Government corporations, like the Postal Service are