Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a government corporation?

Accepted Answer

A) Corporation for Public Broadcasting 
B) U.S.Postal Service 
C) Amtrak 
D) American Airlines 
E) Americorps 
A) Corporation for Public Broadcasting 
B) U.S.Postal Service 
C) Amtrak 
D) American Airlines 
E) Americorps

Question 2

All of the following are examples of government corporations EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 
B) the U.S.Postal Service. 
C) the Environmental Protection Corporation. 
D) the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. 
E) AmeriCorps. 
A) the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 
B) the U.S.Postal Service. 
C) the Environmental Protection Corporation. 
D) the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. 
E) AmeriCorps.

Question 3

Government corporations are distinct from other agencies and bureaus in the federal bureaucracy because they

Accepted Answer

A) report directly to the OMB rather than Congress. 
B) are allowed to make money through the sale of services. 
C) all have a small number of employees. 
D) are operated as a co-op. 
E) have to follow merit system rules more closely. 
A) report directly to the OMB rather than Congress. 
B) are allowed to make money through the sale of services. 
C) all have a small number of employees. 
D) are operated as a co-op. 
E) have to follow merit system rules more closely.

Question 4

The 1883 Pendleton Act created an independent Civil Service Commission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The making of bureaucratic rules and regulations is governed by the

Accepted Answer

A) Administrative Procedure Act. 
B) Federal Regulations Index. 
C) Register of Federal Policies and Rules. 
D) Hatch Act. 
E) All of the above 
A) Administrative Procedure Act. 
B) Federal Regulations Index. 
C) Register of Federal Policies and Rules. 
D) Hatch Act. 
E) All of the above

Question 6

Most federal agencies implement the law through the creation of regulations or the spending of government resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Presidents can shape policy implementation by influencing the creation of new bureaucratic rules and regulations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Every President enters office promising to make federal agencies

Accepted Answer

A) work better. 
B) reduced in size. 
C) cut back spending. 
D) increase entitlement programs. 
E) None of the above 
A) work better. 
B) reduced in size. 
C) cut back spending. 
D) increase entitlement programs. 
E) None of the above

Question 9

The merit system that came into existence after the assassination of President James Garfield in 1881 was part of the

Accepted Answer

A) Office of Personnel Management. 
B) Pendleton Act. 
C) Hatch Act. 
D) Garfield Employment Act. 
E) Civil Service Reform Act. 
A) Office of Personnel Management. 
B) Pendleton Act. 
C) Hatch Act. 
D) Garfield Employment Act. 
E) Civil Service Reform Act.

Question 10

The process of putting a law into practice through bureaucratic rules or spending is called

Accepted Answer

A) implementation. 
B) a rule. 
C) the Federal Register. 
D) administrative discretion. 
E) oversight. 
A) implementation. 
B) a rule. 
C) the Federal Register. 
D) administrative discretion. 
E) oversight.

Question 11

The number of federal governmental departments is

Accepted Answer

A) 8. 
B) 10. 
C) 15. 
D) 70. 
E) 93. 
A) 8. 
B) 10. 
C) 15. 
D) 70. 
E) 93.

Question 12

A government agency that operates like a business corporation, created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program, is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) independent agency. 
B) department. 
C) independent regulatory commission. 
D) government corporation. 
E) independent department. 
A) independent agency. 
B) department. 
C) independent regulatory commission. 
D) government corporation. 
E) independent department.

Question 13

The merit system is defined as a system of public employment in which selection and promotion depend on demonstrated performance rather than political patronage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The textbook offers a definition of bureaucracy that defines it as a form of organization that operates through personal rules and procedures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is a power the president CANNOT use to control federal departments and agencies?

Accepted Answer

A) Appointment 
B) Budgeting 
C) Reorganization 
D) Judicial review 
E) All of the above powers can be used 
A) Appointment 
B) Budgeting 
C) Reorganization 
D) Judicial review 
E) All of the above powers can be used

Question 16

Legislative or executive review of a particular government program or organization is

Accepted Answer

A) implementation. 
B) a rule. 
C) the Federal Register. 
D) administrative discretion. 
E) oversight. 
A) implementation. 
B) a rule. 
C) the Federal Register. 
D) administrative discretion. 
E) oversight.

Question 17

All of the following are examples of independent regulatory commissions EXCEPT the

Accepted Answer

A) Consumer Product Safety Commission. 
B) Securities and Exchange Commission. 
C) Federal Election Commission. 
D) Federal Communications Commission. 
E) Federal Veterans Affairs Commission. 
A) Consumer Product Safety Commission. 
B) Securities and Exchange Commission. 
C) Federal Election Commission. 
D) Federal Communications Commission. 
E) Federal Veterans Affairs Commission.

Question 18

The only department NOT headed by a secretary is

Accepted Answer

A) Homeland Security. 
B) Justice. 
C) Treasury. 
D) State. 
E) Agriculture. 
A) Homeland Security. 
B) Justice. 
C) Treasury. 
D) State. 
E) Agriculture.

Question 19

Independent regulatory commissions are usually the largest organizations in government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The general goal of "police patrol" oversight is to detect criminal activity among federal employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: The Federal Bureaucracy

Which of the following is NOT a government corporation?

All of the following are examples of government corporations EXCEPT

Government corporations are distinct from other agencies and bureaus in the federal bureaucracy because they

The 1883 Pendleton Act created an independent Civil Service Commission.

The making of bureaucratic rules and regulations is governed by the

Most federal agencies implement the law through the creation of regulations or the spending of government resources.

Presidents can shape policy implementation by influencing the creation of new bureaucratic rules and regulations.

Every President enters office promising to make federal agencies

The merit system that came into existence after the assassination of President James Garfield in 1881 was part of the

The process of putting a law into practice through bureaucratic rules or spending is called

The number of federal governmental departments is

A government agency that operates like a business corporation, created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program, is called a(n)

The merit system is defined as a system of public employment in which selection and promotion depend on demonstrated performance rather than political patronage.

The textbook offers a definition of bureaucracy that defines it as a form of organization that operates through personal rules and procedures.

Which of the following is a power the president CANNOT use to control federal departments and agencies?

Legislative or executive review of a particular government program or organization is

All of the following are examples of independent regulatory commissions EXCEPT the

The only department NOT headed by a secretary is

Independent regulatory commissions are usually the largest organizations in government.

The general goal of "police patrol" oversight is to detect criminal activity among federal employees.

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