Question 1

You should use a bar graph to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) demonstrate and plot change over time 
B) compare the differences between several items at the same time 
C) use more than one color for each item presented 
D) only for data that trends upwards, never downwards 
A) demonstrate and plot change over time 
B) compare the differences between several items at the same time 
C) use more than one color for each item presented 
D) only for data that trends upwards, never downwards

Question 2

A __________ is any large organization of appointed officials who implement laws and policies.

Accepted Answer

A) government 
B) bureaucracy 
C) democracy 
D) cabinet 
A) government 
B) bureaucracy 
C) democracy 
D) cabinet

Question 3

How do countries like Finland and Singapore avoid corruption within their public administration when corruption seems to plague nearly all bureaucracies?

Accepted Answer

A) They have scaled back on the number of bureaucrats, allowing for fewer officials to commit heinous acts. 
B) Both countries have a lower number of regulations compared to other countries around the world. 
C) Their professional bureaucrats do not make public policy, they only carry out laws established by elected officials. 
D) The cultures of these countries place a great emphasis on public service, allowing them to keep corruption out of their administration. 
A) They have scaled back on the number of bureaucrats, allowing for fewer officials to commit heinous acts. 
B) Both countries have a lower number of regulations compared to other countries around the world. 
C) Their professional bureaucrats do not make public policy, they only carry out laws established by elected officials. 
D) The cultures of these countries place a great emphasis on public service, allowing them to keep corruption out of their administration.

Question 4

Describe how the election process in a parliamentary system slightly resembles presidential elections in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) Party chiefs run as candidates for prime minister. 
B) Citizens vote directly for the each new prime minister. 
C) Citizens vote for a party member with the knowledge that the next prime minister will be the head of the largest party. 
D) The prime minister is appointed for a four-year term and can be reappointed one time. 
A) Party chiefs run as candidates for prime minister. 
B) Citizens vote directly for the each new prime minister. 
C) Citizens vote for a party member with the knowledge that the next prime minister will be the head of the largest party. 
D) The prime minister is appointed for a four-year term and can be reappointed one time.

Question 5

Compare and contrast cabinet ministers with departmental secretaries.Provide examples in your discussion of their similarities and differences.How might cabinet ministers be better equipped for their role? What problems do department secretaries typically have?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Why is it that few Americans can name three or more cabinet members?

Accepted Answer

A) Cabinet members are primarily responsible for asking Congress for money to fund their departments, meaning they aren't in the public eye as much. 
B) Given the amount of departments within the United States, Americans only learn about those in which they are interested. 
C) Because Americans do not directly elect cabinet members, they are unaware of who hold the positions. 
D) Few cabinet members are actually well-known politicians. 
A) Cabinet members are primarily responsible for asking Congress for money to fund their departments, meaning they aren't in the public eye as much. 
B) Given the amount of departments within the United States, Americans only learn about those in which they are interested. 
C) Because Americans do not directly elect cabinet members, they are unaware of who hold the positions. 
D) Few cabinet members are actually well-known politicians.

Question 7

How do Americans typically view bureaucrats?

Accepted Answer

A) As overpaid workers who stir up trouble 
B) As necessary components within the government 
C) As individuals who hold no real power 
D) As liaisons between the voting citizens and the elected officials 
A) As overpaid workers who stir up trouble 
B) As necessary components within the government 
C) As individuals who hold no real power 
D) As liaisons between the voting citizens and the elected officials

Question 8

When it comes to electing officials, which factor matters the most to voters in both presidential and parliamentary elections?

Accepted Answer

A) Party affiliation 
B) Political ideologies 
C) Money invested in campaign 
D) Personality 
A) Party affiliation 
B) Political ideologies 
C) Money invested in campaign 
D) Personality

Question 9

In what ways are French and Japanese bureaucracies similar?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan's vice ministers carry out much of the same tasks as France's permanent secretaries. 
B) Both countries are heavily bureaucratized, with Japan having been modeled after France's civil servants. 
C) Bureaucrats in Japan and France work in complete tandem with elected officials. 
D) Japanese and French bureaucrats focus primarily on finances and the economy. 
A) Japan's vice ministers carry out much of the same tasks as France's permanent secretaries. 
B) Both countries are heavily bureaucratized, with Japan having been modeled after France's civil servants. 
C) Bureaucrats in Japan and France work in complete tandem with elected officials. 
D) Japanese and French bureaucrats focus primarily on finances and the economy.

Question 10

One who is not interested in or participating in politics is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) anti-political 
B) anarchical 
C) anti-establishment 
D) apolitical 
A) anti-political 
B) anarchical 
C) anti-establishment 
D) apolitical

Question 11

When a minister disagrees with government policy, they are expected to resign and return to their seats in __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When a minister disagrees with government policy,...

Question 12

The military is considered a bureaucratic system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The current U.S.cabinets employ between __________ and __________ percent of all federal civil servants.

Accepted Answer

A) 80; 90 
B) 75; 80 
C) 85; 90 
D) 70; 80 
A) 80; 90 
B) 75; 80 
C) 85; 90 
D) 70; 80

Question 14

Examine how a chain of command betters a bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) A chain of command creates a sense of uniformity and predictability within a government system. 
B) A chain of command establishes tradition, which is very important to bureaucracy. 
C) A chain of command is the only way for a government to operate and function properly. 
D) A chain of command does not better a bureaucracy. 
A) A chain of command creates a sense of uniformity and predictability within a government system. 
B) A chain of command establishes tradition, which is very important to bureaucracy. 
C) A chain of command is the only way for a government to operate and function properly. 
D) A chain of command does not better a bureaucracy.

Question 15

Which country became the least corrupt Latin American country by cutting back on its number of bureaucrats?

Accepted Answer

A) Argentina 
B) Chile 
C) Mexico 
D) Peru 
A) Argentina 
B) Chile 
C) Mexico 
D) Peru

Question 16

Explain the process by which the Chancellor of Germany can be ousted.

Accepted Answer

A) The chancellor is tried by the Bundestag, resulting in an impeachment. 
B) The chancellor can be ousted by using "constructive no confidence," in which the Bundestag votes in a replacement cabinet. 
C) The Bundestag holds a majority vote to oust the chancellor. 
D) The chancellor can be ousted with "constructive no confidence," in which a replacement cabinet overthrows the current chancellor. 
A) The chancellor is tried by the Bundestag, resulting in an impeachment. 
B) The chancellor can be ousted by using "constructive no confidence," in which the Bundestag votes in a replacement cabinet. 
C) The Bundestag holds a majority vote to oust the chancellor. 
D) The chancellor can be ousted with "constructive no confidence," in which a replacement cabinet overthrows the current chancellor.

Question 17

The __________ fiasco occurred under Reagan's presidency.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ fiasco occurred under Reagan's presidency....

Question 18

Describe how the United States expands its cabinet.

Accepted Answer

A) The president can create a new department at his or her will. 
B) Congress must agree on the new department and provisions for its funds must be made. 
C) In order for a new department to be developed, a former one must be deleted. 
D) New departments are no longer developed. 
A) The president can create a new department at his or her will. 
B) Congress must agree on the new department and provisions for its funds must be made. 
C) In order for a new department to be developed, a former one must be deleted. 
D) New departments are no longer developed.

Question 19

If you have no bureaucracy, you have no __________.

Accepted Answer

A) democracy 
B) chief executive 
C) presidential system 
D) government 
A) democracy 
B) chief executive 
C) presidential system 
D) government

Question 20

How are health warnings on cigarettes an example of bureaucracies having more power than Congress in some cases?

Accepted Answer

A) Congress needed the approval of both the Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health and the surgeon general before requiring cigarette manufacturers to print health warnings. 
B) The Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health worked in tandem with the surgeon general to petition for cigarette manufacturers to print health warning, eventually forcing manufacturers to comply. 
C) The Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health and the surgeon general used data indicating that cigarettes increased lung cancer to put pressure on Congress, which eventually forced manufacturers to print warnings. 
D) Congress did not have the power to require cigarette manufacturers to print health warning on their label, but the Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health and the surgeon general did. 
A) Congress needed the approval of both the Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health and the surgeon general before requiring cigarette manufacturers to print health warnings. 
B) The Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health worked in tandem with the surgeon general to petition for cigarette manufacturers to print health warning, eventually forcing manufacturers to comply. 
C) The Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health and the surgeon general used data indicating that cigarettes increased lung cancer to put pressure on Congress, which eventually forced manufacturers to print warnings. 
D) Congress did not have the power to require cigarette manufacturers to print health warning on their label, but the Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health and the surgeon general did.

You should use a bar graph to __________.

A __________ is any large organization of appointed officials who implement laws and policies.

How do countries like Finland and Singapore avoid corruption within their public administration when corruption seems to plague nearly all bureaucracies?

Describe how the election process in a parliamentary system slightly resembles presidential elections in the United States.

Compare and contrast cabinet ministers with departmental secretaries.Provide examples in your discussion of their similarities and differences.How might cabinet ministers be better equipped for their role? What problems do department secretaries typically have?

Why is it that few Americans can name three or more cabinet members?

How do Americans typically view bureaucrats?

When it comes to electing officials, which factor matters the most to voters in both presidential and parliamentary elections?

In what ways are French and Japanese bureaucracies similar?

One who is not interested in or participating in politics is __________.

When a minister disagrees with government policy, they are expected to resign and return to their seats in __________.

The military is considered a bureaucratic system.

The current U.S.cabinets employ between and percent of all federal civil servants.

Examine how a chain of command betters a bureaucracy.

Which country became the least corrupt Latin American country by cutting back on its number of bureaucrats?

Explain the process by which the Chancellor of Germany can be ousted.

The __________ fiasco occurred under Reagan's presidency.

Describe how the United States expands its cabinet.

If you have no bureaucracy, you have no __________.

How are health warnings on cigarettes an example of bureaucracies having more power than Congress in some cases?

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You should use a bar graph to __________.

A __________ is any large organization of appointed officials who implement laws and policies.

How do countries like Finland and Singapore avoid corruption within their public administration when corruption seems to plague nearly all bureaucracies?

Describe how the election process in a parliamentary system slightly resembles presidential elections in the United States.

Compare and contrast cabinet ministers with departmental secretaries.Provide examples in your discussion of their similarities and differences.How might cabinet ministers be better equipped for their role? What problems do department secretaries typically have?

Why is it that few Americans can name three or more cabinet members?

How do Americans typically view bureaucrats?

When it comes to electing officials, which factor matters the most to voters in both presidential and parliamentary elections?

In what ways are French and Japanese bureaucracies similar?

One who is not interested in or participating in politics is __________.

When a minister disagrees with government policy, they are expected to resign and return to their seats in __________.

The military is considered a bureaucratic system.

The current U.S.cabinets employ between __________ and __________ percent of all federal civil servants.

Examine how a chain of command betters a bureaucracy.

Which country became the least corrupt Latin American country by cutting back on its number of bureaucrats?

Explain the process by which the Chancellor of Germany can be ousted.

The __________ fiasco occurred under Reagan's presidency.

Describe how the United States expands its cabinet.

If you have no bureaucracy, you have no __________.

How are health warnings on cigarettes an example of bureaucracies having more power than Congress in some cases?

Politics and Political Science

Theories

Political Ideologies

States

Constitutions and Rights

Regimes

Political Culture

Public Opinion

Political Communication

Interest Groups

Parties

Elections

Legislatures

Judiciaries

Political Economy

Violence and Revolution

International Relations

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The current U.S.cabinets employ between and percent of all federal civil servants.