Question 1

What is administrative discretion? What are the two main processes through which agencies exercise administrative discretion?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define adminis

Question 2

Regulations are usually created by Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to the liberalized Hatch Act,federal employees may make campaign speeches for candidates in partisan elections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why did President Franklin D.Roosevelt create hundreds of new government agencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  to support Congress in its oversight of the executive and judiciary branches 
B)  to produce the necessary weapons and ammunition to defend the nation 
C)  to reform the civil service system 
D)  to create jobs and to regulate the economy and business practices 
A)  to support Congress in its oversight of the executive and judiciary branches 
B)  to produce the necessary weapons and ammunition to defend the nation 
C)  to reform the civil service system 
D)  to create jobs and to regulate the economy and business practices

Question 5

What role is the Environmental Protection Agency taking when it sets limits on air pollution from power plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  adjudication 
B)  deliberation 
C)  regulation 
D)  oversight 
A)  adjudication 
B)  deliberation 
C)  regulation 
D)  oversight

Question 6

Why was the spoils system ultimately replaced by the civil service system?

Accepted Answer

A)  due to growing concerns about a poorly functioning federal bureaucracy 
B)  due to public pressure to shrink the size of the federal bureaucracy 
C)  due to a Supreme Court decision ruling the spoils system unconstitutional 
D)  due to congressional demands for greater control over the federal bureaucracy 
A)  due to growing concerns about a poorly functioning federal bureaucracy 
B)  due to public pressure to shrink the size of the federal bureaucracy 
C)  due to a Supreme Court decision ruling the spoils system unconstitutional 
D)  due to congressional demands for greater control over the federal bureaucracy

Question 7

One function of __________ is to provide public services that the private sector is unlikely to do.

Accepted Answer

government

Question 8

Federal agencies are prohibited from engaging in any quasi-judicial processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are independent executive agencies? Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define indepen

Question 10

What event served as a catalyst for the creation of the Pendleton Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  the growth of the Republican Party in the 1880s 
B)  the expansion of the federal bureaucracy in the 1880s 
C)  the assassination of James Garfield in 1881 
D)  the election of Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876 
A)  the growth of the Republican Party in the 1880s 
B)  the expansion of the federal bureaucracy in the 1880s 
C)  the assassination of James Garfield in 1881 
D)  the election of Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876

Question 11

Which of the following statements best describes Congress's influence over agency budgets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress has final say over all department budgets, but has no control of the budgets of independent agencies. 
B)  Congress has final say over the budgets of independent agencies, but has no control of department budgets. 
C)  Congress has the authority to appropriate money to agencies. 
D)  Congress influences the initial budget proposal, but depends on the president for appropriations of federal money. 
A)  Congress has final say over all department budgets, but has no control of the budgets of independent agencies. 
B)  Congress has final say over the budgets of independent agencies, but has no control of department budgets. 
C)  Congress has the authority to appropriate money to agencies. 
D)  Congress influences the initial budget proposal, but depends on the president for appropriations of federal money.

Question 12

The federal workforce is split evenly between men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is a major purpose of an independent regulatory commission?

Accepted Answer

A)  to regulate commerce 
B)  to increase productivity 
C)  to oversee the executive branch 
D)  to perform services 
A)  to regulate commerce 
B)  to increase productivity 
C)  to oversee the executive branch 
D)  to perform services

Question 14

Cabinet secretaries are nominated by __________ and confirmed by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the president; the Senate 
B)  the president; the House of Representatives 
C)  the president; the Supreme Court 
D)  the Senate; the president 
A)  the president; the Senate 
B)  the president; the House of Representatives 
C)  the president; the Supreme Court 
D)  the Senate; the president

Question 15

The president appoints,but cannot easily dismiss,officials who serve on __________.

Accepted Answer

independen

Question 16

Under what circumstance might a president set up a policy coordinating committee (PSC)?

Accepted Answer

A)  when a cabinet member wants to enlarge his or her sphere of influence 
B)  when citizens want to intervene in an agency's rule-making procedure 
C)  when funding is short and two agencies can be merged to create one agency 
D)  when agencies need to work together to ensure consistent policies 
A)  when a cabinet member wants to enlarge his or her sphere of influence 
B)  when citizens want to intervene in an agency's rule-making procedure 
C)  when funding is short and two agencies can be merged to create one agency 
D)  when agencies need to work together to ensure consistent policies

Question 17

The civil service system was introduced with the passage of what law?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Hatch Act 
B)  the Pendleton Act 
C)  the Administrative Procedures Act 
D)  the Freedom of Information Act 
A)  the Hatch Act 
B)  the Pendleton Act 
C)  the Administrative Procedures Act 
D)  the Freedom of Information Act

Question 18

Max Weber identified which of the following as a characteristic of an ideal bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  inefficiency 
B)  transparency 
C)  consensus-making 
D)  task specialization 
A)  inefficiency 
B)  transparency 
C)  consensus-making 
D)  task specialization

Question 19

Both Congress and the president are involved in the process of filling high-level positions in the federal bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Explain the purpose that policy coordinating committees serve in the federal bureaucracy,and provide an example.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define policy

What is administrative discretion? What are the two main processes through which agencies exercise administrative discretion?

Regulations are usually created by Congress.

According to the liberalized Hatch Act,federal employees may make campaign speeches for candidates in partisan elections.

Why did President Franklin D.Roosevelt create hundreds of new government agencies?

What role is the Environmental Protection Agency taking when it sets limits on air pollution from power plants?

Why was the spoils system ultimately replaced by the civil service system?

One function of __________ is to provide public services that the private sector is unlikely to do.

Federal agencies are prohibited from engaging in any quasi-judicial processes.

What are independent executive agencies? Provide an example.

What event served as a catalyst for the creation of the Pendleton Act?

Which of the following statements best describes Congress's influence over agency budgets?

The federal workforce is split evenly between men and women.

What is a major purpose of an independent regulatory commission?

Cabinet secretaries are nominated by and confirmed by .

The president appoints,but cannot easily dismiss,officials who serve on __________.

Under what circumstance might a president set up a policy coordinating committee (PSC)?

The civil service system was introduced with the passage of what law?

Max Weber identified which of the following as a characteristic of an ideal bureaucracy?

Both Congress and the president are involved in the process of filling high-level positions in the federal bureaucracy.

Explain the purpose that policy coordinating committees serve in the federal bureaucracy,and provide an example.

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Exam 8: The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy

What is administrative discretion? What are the two main processes through which agencies exercise administrative discretion?

Regulations are usually created by Congress.

According to the liberalized Hatch Act,federal employees may make campaign speeches for candidates in partisan elections.

Why did President Franklin D.Roosevelt create hundreds of new government agencies?

What role is the Environmental Protection Agency taking when it sets limits on air pollution from power plants?

Why was the spoils system ultimately replaced by the civil service system?

One function of __________ is to provide public services that the private sector is unlikely to do.

Federal agencies are prohibited from engaging in any quasi-judicial processes.

What are independent executive agencies? Provide an example.

What event served as a catalyst for the creation of the Pendleton Act?

Which of the following statements best describes Congress's influence over agency budgets?

The federal workforce is split evenly between men and women.

What is a major purpose of an independent regulatory commission?

Cabinet secretaries are nominated by __________ and confirmed by __________.

The president appoints,but cannot easily dismiss,officials who serve on __________.

Under what circumstance might a president set up a policy coordinating committee (PSC)?

The civil service system was introduced with the passage of what law?

Max Weber identified which of the following as a characteristic of an ideal bureaucracy?

Both Congress and the president are involved in the process of filling high-level positions in the federal bureaucracy.

Explain the purpose that policy coordinating committees serve in the federal bureaucracy,and provide an example.

American Government: Roots, context, and Culture

The Constitution

The Federal System

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Judiciary

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Political Parties

Elections and Voting

The Campaign Process

The News Media

Interest Groups

Domestic Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign and Defense Policy

Filters

Cabinet secretaries are nominated by and confirmed by .