Question 1

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  A release of classified information that may endanger American soldiers is called whistleblowing. 
B)  A release of classified information that may endanger American soldiers is called a leak. 
C)  A release of information that calls attention to inefficiency or illegal action is called whistleblowing. 
D)  The Obama administration has charged fewer people with leaking government secrets than most previous presidencies. 
E)  Options B and C are true. 
A)  A release of classified information that may endanger American soldiers is called whistleblowing. 
B)  A release of classified information that may endanger American soldiers is called a leak. 
C)  A release of information that calls attention to inefficiency or illegal action is called whistleblowing. 
D)  The Obama administration has charged fewer people with leaking government secrets than most previous presidencies. 
E)  Options B and C are true.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of political appointees?

Accepted Answer

A)  The president makes political appointments to most of the top jobs in the federal bureaucracy. 
B)  Ambassadors to foreign countries are political appointees. 
C)  Their powers are often exaggerated. 
D)  Most have little background for their positions and may be mere figureheads 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  The president makes political appointments to most of the top jobs in the federal bureaucracy. 
B)  Ambassadors to foreign countries are political appointees. 
C)  Their powers are often exaggerated. 
D)  Most have little background for their positions and may be mere figureheads 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 3

Which of the following was the first cabinet department created?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first cabinet department to be created was the Department of Justice and the most recently created was Energy. 
B)  The first cabinet department to be created was War and the most recently created was the Environmental Protection Agency. 
C)  The first cabinet department to be created was State and the most recently created was Homeland Security. 
D)  The first cabinet department to be created was State and the most recently created was The Federal Emergency Management Administration. 
E)  The first cabinet department to be created was Defense and the most recently created was Veterans Affairs. 
A)  The first cabinet department to be created was the Department of Justice and the most recently created was Energy. 
B)  The first cabinet department to be created was War and the most recently created was the Environmental Protection Agency. 
C)  The first cabinet department to be created was State and the most recently created was Homeland Security. 
D)  The first cabinet department to be created was State and the most recently created was The Federal Emergency Management Administration. 
E)  The first cabinet department to be created was Defense and the most recently created was Veterans Affairs.

Question 4

In 2008, the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP)

Accepted Answer

A)  was used to create the government-sponsored enterprises, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. 
B)  provided bailouts to homeowners who were upside down in their home loans. 
C)  was the first time the government intervened in a business failure in American history. 
D)  provided a bailout to banks, automobile companies, and the AIG insurance company. 
E)  helped small businesses expand during the economic downturn. 
A)  was used to create the government-sponsored enterprises, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. 
B)  provided bailouts to homeowners who were upside down in their home loans. 
C)  was the first time the government intervened in a business failure in American history. 
D)  provided a bailout to banks, automobile companies, and the AIG insurance company. 
E)  helped small businesses expand during the economic downturn.

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the four major types of structures within the executive branch?

Accepted Answer

A)  Independent regulatory agencies 
B)  Cabinet departments 
C)  Privatized bureaucracies 
D)  Government corporations 
E)  Independent executive agencies 
A)  Independent regulatory agencies 
B)  Cabinet departments 
C)  Privatized bureaucracies 
D)  Government corporations 
E)  Independent executive agencies

Question 6

According to Max Weber, a bureaucracy should be all of the following $\bold{except}$

Accepted Answer

A)  an apolitical organization. 
B)  made up of unspecialized staff to avoid delays in policy implementation. 
C)  an organization where decisions are based on logic and analysis. 
D)  an organization that makes promotions on the basis of merit, not politics. 
E)  an organization that applies similar decisions to similar situations. 
A)  an apolitical organization. 
B)  made up of unspecialized staff to avoid delays in policy implementation. 
C)  an organization where decisions are based on logic and analysis. 
D)  an organization that makes promotions on the basis of merit, not politics. 
E)  an organization that applies similar decisions to similar situations.

Question 7

The Government in the Sunshine Act required that

Accepted Answer

A)  all federal agencies run by committees conduct their business regularly in public session. 
B)  all federal agencies terminate after five years unless Congress grants the agency an extension. 
C)  all federal agencies hold at least half of their public meeting outside of Washington, D.C. 
D)  at least forty percent of upper-level positions within an agency be filled by females or ethnic minorities. 
E)  all federal agency meetings on personnel problems or court proceedings be held in public session. 
A)  all federal agencies run by committees conduct their business regularly in public session. 
B)  all federal agencies terminate after five years unless Congress grants the agency an extension. 
C)  all federal agencies hold at least half of their public meeting outside of Washington, D.C. 
D)  at least forty percent of upper-level positions within an agency be filled by females or ethnic minorities. 
E)  all federal agency meetings on personnel problems or court proceedings be held in public session.

Question 8

_________ were set up because Congress felt it was unable to handle the complexities and technicalities required to carry out specific laws in the public interest; these entities were given executive, legislative, and judicial functions by Congress.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cabinet departments 
B)  Independent executive agencies 
C)  Independent regulatory agencies 
D)  Government corporations 
E)  Courts of limited jurisdiction 
A)  Cabinet departments 
B)  Independent executive agencies 
C)  Independent regulatory agencies 
D)  Government corporations 
E)  Courts of limited jurisdiction

Question 9

All of the following are true of national ID cards $\bold{except}$

Accepted Answer

A)  the American public has never accepted the concept of a national ID card. 
B)  many other countries in the world require citizens to obtain a national ID card. 
C)  the lack of ID is a burden on the world's poorest people. 
D)  national ID cards are not privacy concerns because they cannot collect data. 
E)  a national ID card might be a convenient way to avoid having to carry different types of identification such as a driver's license and a Social Security card. 
A)  the American public has never accepted the concept of a national ID card. 
B)  many other countries in the world require citizens to obtain a national ID card. 
C)  the lack of ID is a burden on the world's poorest people. 
D)  national ID cards are not privacy concerns because they cannot collect data. 
E)  a national ID card might be a convenient way to avoid having to carry different types of identification such as a driver's license and a Social Security card.

Question 10

Describe the evolution of the civil service with particular emphasis on legislation that implemented reforms in government employment policies.

Accepted Answer

The evolution of the civil service has b

Question 11

Conventional attempts to measure the size of the bureaucracy

Accepted Answer

A)  leave out the 2.9 million members of the Armed Forces. 
B)  leave out the 1.4 million members of the Armed Forces. 
C)  include the Armed Forces in the total number of 7.9 million federal employees. 
D)  include the Armed Forces in the total number of 2.9 million federal employees. 
E)  include the Armed Forces but leave out the U.S. Postal Workers because they work for a government corporation. 
A)  leave out the 2.9 million members of the Armed Forces. 
B)  leave out the 1.4 million members of the Armed Forces. 
C)  include the Armed Forces in the total number of 7.9 million federal employees. 
D)  include the Armed Forces in the total number of 2.9 million federal employees. 
E)  include the Armed Forces but leave out the U.S. Postal Workers because they work for a government corporation.

Question 12

Which part of the federal government employs most of the government's staff?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judiciary 
B)  Legislative branch 
C)  Federal courts 
D)  Executive branch 
E)  Internal Revenue Service 
A)  Judiciary 
B)  Legislative branch 
C)  Federal courts 
D)  Executive branch 
E)  Internal Revenue Service

Question 13

The Weberian model of bureaucracy

Accepted Answer

A)  says that with a complex society the formation of bureaucracies is inevitable. 
B)  says that most bureaucracies are hierarchical organizations. 
C)  shows that power flows from the top downward. 
D)  says that bureaucrats are specialists who attempt to resolve problems through logical reasoning and data analysis. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  says that with a complex society the formation of bureaucracies is inevitable. 
B)  says that most bureaucracies are hierarchical organizations. 
C)  shows that power flows from the top downward. 
D)  says that bureaucrats are specialists who attempt to resolve problems through logical reasoning and data analysis. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 14

The federal government

Accepted Answer

A)  collects billions of pieces of information on tens of millions of Americans each year. 
B)  through the Privacy Act of 1974, must give a person access to the information it has collected on that person. 
C)  is required by the Freedom of Information Act to release, at your request, any information it has on you. 
D)  cannot give out information on personal medical files. 
E)  All the above are true. 
A)  collects billions of pieces of information on tens of millions of Americans each year. 
B)  through the Privacy Act of 1974, must give a person access to the information it has collected on that person. 
C)  is required by the Freedom of Information Act to release, at your request, any information it has on you. 
D)  cannot give out information on personal medical files. 
E)  All the above are true.

Question 15

Through negotiated rulemaking, federal agencies have begun encouraging businesses and public interest groups to become directly involved in

Accepted Answer

A)  taking responsibility for their own self-regulation. 
B)  drafting the regulations that affect them. 
C)  lobbying Congress to relax regulations. 
D)  lobbying the president concerning bureaucratic reorganization. 
E)  administering regulations. 
A)  taking responsibility for their own self-regulation. 
B)  drafting the regulations that affect them. 
C)  lobbying Congress to relax regulations. 
D)  lobbying the president concerning bureaucratic reorganization. 
E)  administering regulations.

Question 16

Bureaucracy is the name given to

Accepted Answer

A)  a large organization, structured hierarchically, that carries out specific functions. 
B)  any organization that has major problems when attempting to accomplish its goals. 
C)  a group of people who work to enforce policies in a way that prevents quick results. 
D)  any large branch of a government that has power to interpret laws. 
E)  government organizations, but not to corporate or university organizations. 
A)  a large organization, structured hierarchically, that carries out specific functions. 
B)  any organization that has major problems when attempting to accomplish its goals. 
C)  a group of people who work to enforce policies in a way that prevents quick results. 
D)  any large branch of a government that has power to interpret laws. 
E)  government organizations, but not to corporate or university organizations.

Question 17

Describe the pros and cons of India's biometric ID system.

Accepted Answer

The biometric ID system in India, also k

Question 18

The only cabinet department not headed by a secretary is

Accepted Answer

A)  Defense. 
B)  State. 
C)  Justice. 
D)  Treasury. 
E)  Interior. 
A)  Defense. 
B)  State. 
C)  Justice. 
D)  Treasury. 
E)  Interior.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about terrorism is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fewer people are killed each year in automobile accidents than were killed in the terrorist attacks in 2001. 
B)  Federal government agencies are the best positioned to see and respond to terrorist activities. 
C)  Ordinary people have not been effective in preventing terrorist activities. 
D)  In response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, billions have been spent to create a bureaucracy designed to protect Americans. 
E)  Other than terrorism, there are few threats to the lives of Americans. 
A)  Fewer people are killed each year in automobile accidents than were killed in the terrorist attacks in 2001. 
B)  Federal government agencies are the best positioned to see and respond to terrorist activities. 
C)  Ordinary people have not been effective in preventing terrorist activities. 
D)  In response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, billions have been spent to create a bureaucracy designed to protect Americans. 
E)  Other than terrorism, there are few threats to the lives of Americans.

Question 20

The Endangered Species Act is

Accepted Answer

A)  supported by citizens that believe in wildlife preservation. 
B)  cited by some as an example of infringement on the rights of landowners. 
C)  an example of the tension between the desire for small government and the desire for benefits large government can provide. 
D)  an example of a law with bureaucratic implications. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  supported by citizens that believe in wildlife preservation. 
B)  cited by some as an example of infringement on the rights of landowners. 
C)  an example of the tension between the desire for small government and the desire for benefits large government can provide. 
D)  an example of a law with bureaucratic implications. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is true of political appointees?

Which of the following was the first cabinet department created?

In 2008, the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP)

Which of the following is not one of the four major types of structures within the executive branch?

According to Max Weber, a bureaucracy should be all of the following $\bold{except}$

The Government in the Sunshine Act required that

_________ were set up because Congress felt it was unable to handle the complexities and technicalities required to carry out specific laws in the public interest; these entities were given executive, legislative, and judicial functions by Congress.

All of the following are true of national ID cards $\bold{except}$

Describe the evolution of the civil service with particular emphasis on legislation that implemented reforms in government employment policies.

Conventional attempts to measure the size of the bureaucracy

Which part of the federal government employs most of the government's staff?

The Weberian model of bureaucracy

The federal government

Through negotiated rulemaking, federal agencies have begun encouraging businesses and public interest groups to become directly involved in

Bureaucracy is the name given to

Describe the pros and cons of India's biometric ID system.

The only cabinet department not headed by a secretary is

Which of the following statements about terrorism is true?

The Endangered Species Act is

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The Congress

The President

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

Exam 12: The Bureaucracy

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is true of political appointees?

Which of the following was the first cabinet department created?

In 2008, the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP)

Which of the following is not one of the four major types of structures within the executive branch?

According to Max Weber, a bureaucracy should be all of the following except\bold{except}except

The Government in the Sunshine Act required that

_________ were set up because Congress felt it was unable to handle the complexities and technicalities required to carry out specific laws in the public interest; these entities were given executive, legislative, and judicial functions by Congress.

All of the following are true of national ID cards except\bold{except}except

Describe the evolution of the civil service with particular emphasis on legislation that implemented reforms in government employment policies.

Conventional attempts to measure the size of the bureaucracy

Which part of the federal government employs most of the government's staff?

The Weberian model of bureaucracy

The federal government

Through negotiated rulemaking, federal agencies have begun encouraging businesses and public interest groups to become directly involved in

Bureaucracy is the name given to

Describe the pros and cons of India's biometric ID system.

The only cabinet department not headed by a secretary is

Which of the following statements about terrorism is true?

The Endangered Species Act is

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The Congress

The President

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

According to Max Weber, a bureaucracy should be all of the following $\bold{except}$

All of the following are true of national ID cards $\bold{except}$