Exam 12: The Federal Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process

When the Environmental Protection Agency sets standards for air pollution,it is fulfilling the __________ function of the federal bureaucracy.

The president and Congress share oversight of the federal bureaucracy.

In what ways are many citizens dissatisfied with the federal bureaucracy? What events have affected their opinion,and how has citizen satisfaction changed in recent years? How can citizens influence the public policy process? Provide examples.Why is voting not enough? When is citizen action most successful?

Which of the following is a function of departments and agencies within the federal bureaucracy?

One consequence of ambiguity in the laws passed by Congress is that government agencies exercise __________ in the implementation of those laws.

The Gulf oil spill of 2010 highlighted what central problem in the relationship between government agencies and the industries they regulate?

When Congress reads agency reports,monitors budgets,and routinely pays attention to the ways agencies are running,it is engaging in __________ oversight.

What are the benefits and drawbacks of the rule-making requirements specified in the Administrative Procedure Act?

Which of the following is a redistributive policy?

Which of the following is a widely recognized flaw in the federal bureaucracy?

What factors might contribute to inefficiencies within the federal bureaucracy?

What method was used to create the Department of Homeland Security?

What advantage do cabinet departments have over other organizations in the federal bureaucracy?

Public policies typically reproduce what two types of solutions?

Because the bureaucracy is so complex and full of red tape,citizens do not have much recourse when they are dissatisfied with public policy other than voting to change their representatives.

A woman is most likely to be employed in which of the following departments?

On what basis are people hired to be part of the Senior Executive Service?

In the area of veterans' affairs,what would be the components of an iron triangle?

One function of __________ is to provide public services that the private sector is unwilling or unable to do.

The Constitution designates the White House chief of staff as the federal government's administrator in chief.