Question 1

The "Commission on Wartime Contracting" found that the use of private contractors during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

Accepted Answer

A) wasted between $31 and $60 billion. 
B) saved between $31 and $60 billion. 
C) saved between $1 trillion and $2 trillion. 
D) had no effect on the federal government's spending. 
A) wasted between $31 and $60 billion. 
B) saved between $31 and $60 billion. 
C) saved between $1 trillion and $2 trillion. 
D) had no effect on the federal government's spending.

Question 2

Which of the following is a government corporation?

Accepted Answer

A) National Park Service 
B) Amtrak 
C) Federal Bureau of Investigation 
D) Department of Agriculture 
A) National Park Service 
B) Amtrak 
C) Federal Bureau of Investigation 
D) Department of Agriculture

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the number of U.S.attorneys?

Accepted Answer

A) There are two U.S.attorneys in each of the 94 judicial districts. 
B) There are two U.S.attorneys in each of the 50 judicial districts. 
C) There is one U.S.attorney in each of the 94 federal judicial districts. 
D) There is one U.S.attorney in each of the 50 federal judicial districts. 
A) There are two U.S.attorneys in each of the 94 judicial districts. 
B) There are two U.S.attorneys in each of the 50 judicial districts. 
C) There is one U.S.attorney in each of the 94 federal judicial districts. 
D) There is one U.S.attorney in each of the 50 federal judicial districts.

Question 4

Which of the following statements best describes how recent administrations have approached the issue of bureaucratic reform?

Accepted Answer

A) Republican administrations have aimed to make the existing bureaucracy work more effectively, while Democratic administrations have sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies. 
B) Democratic administrations have aimed to make the existing bureaucracy work more effectively, while Republican administrations have sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies. 
C) Both Democratic and Republican administrations have rejected the idea of reducing bureaucracy and have aimed to make existing bureaucracy work more effectively. 
D) Both Democratic and Republican administrations have given up on trying to make the existing bureaucracy function more effectively and instead sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies. 
A) Republican administrations have aimed to make the existing bureaucracy work more effectively, while Democratic administrations have sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies. 
B) Democratic administrations have aimed to make the existing bureaucracy work more effectively, while Republican administrations have sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies. 
C) Both Democratic and Republican administrations have rejected the idea of reducing bureaucracy and have aimed to make existing bureaucracy work more effectively. 
D) Both Democratic and Republican administrations have given up on trying to make the existing bureaucracy function more effectively and instead sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies.

Question 5

________ occurs when the federal government passes authority to administer a program to state or local governments.

Accepted Answer

A) Deregulation 
B) Devolution 
C) Privatization 
D) Implementation 
A) Deregulation 
B) Devolution 
C) Privatization 
D) Implementation

Question 6

One drawback of devolution is that

Accepted Answer

A) the standards associated with particular programs become increasingly rigid and hard to enforce. 
B) the standards associated with particular programs become increasingly variable between states. 
C) Congress is removed completely from the U.S.foreign policy process. 
D) states have a much harder time implementing programs than the federal government does. 
A) the standards associated with particular programs become increasingly rigid and hard to enforce. 
B) the standards associated with particular programs become increasingly variable between states. 
C) Congress is removed completely from the U.S.foreign policy process. 
D) states have a much harder time implementing programs than the federal government does.

Question 7

ARPANET was a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) Cold War-era network for sharing national security information between the Central Intelligence Agency (CI
A) , Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Security Agency (NS
A) . 
B) independent agency of the federal government during the 1990s that regulated and taxed internet service providers (ISPs). 
C) program managed by the U.S.Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in the 1950s, which intended to launch the first artificial satellite into Earth's orbit. 
D) decentralized, highly redundant communications network created by the federal government in the 1950s and 1960s. 
A) Cold War-era network for sharing national security information between the Central Intelligence Agency (CI
A) , Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Security Agency (NS
A) . 
B) independent agency of the federal government during the 1990s that regulated and taxed internet service providers (ISPs). 
C) program managed by the U.S.Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in the 1950s, which intended to launch the first artificial satellite into Earth's orbit. 
D) decentralized, highly redundant communications network created by the federal government in the 1950s and 1960s.

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a revenue agency?

Accepted Answer

A) Federal Reserve System 
B) Agricultural Extension Service 
C) U.S.Customs Service 
D) Securities and Exchange Commission 
A) Federal Reserve System 
B) Agricultural Extension Service 
C) U.S.Customs Service 
D) Securities and Exchange Commission

Question 9

Making permanent cuts in existing agencies is often difficult because

Accepted Answer

A) most agencies have a supportive constituency that will fight to reinstate any cuts that are made. 
B) the Constitution prevents cuts to federal agencies lasting longer than five years. 
C) every permanent cut to a federal agency must be reviewed by the Supreme Court before it can be put into effect. 
D) federal law requires that the government cut every agency equally. 
A) most agencies have a supportive constituency that will fight to reinstate any cuts that are made. 
B) the Constitution prevents cuts to federal agencies lasting longer than five years. 
C) every permanent cut to a federal agency must be reviewed by the Supreme Court before it can be put into effect. 
D) federal law requires that the government cut every agency equally.

Question 10

If the federal government decided to hire Google to provide email services to all of its employees rather than maintaining its own, in-house email services, this would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A) Google-ization. 
B) corporatization. 
C) privatization. 
D) bureaucratization. 
A) Google-ization. 
B) corporatization. 
C) privatization. 
D) bureaucratization.

Question 11

Describe the challenge of bureaucratic accountability.What is oversight and how does congressional action shape bureaucratic responsibility? How has the type of oversight in which Congress engages changed over time and in response to political condition? What are some possible ways in which the president can gain more control of the bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

There are four components to this questi

Question 12

The National Park Service is

Accepted Answer

A) part of the Department of the Interior. 
B) part of the Department of Agriculture. 
C) an independent agency. 
D) a government corporation. 
A) part of the Department of the Interior. 
B) part of the Department of Agriculture. 
C) an independent agency. 
D) a government corporation.

Question 13

Although they are often unpopular with the public and there are many complaints that government is too large, bureaucracies perform important functions for government.Describe the four main functions of bureaucracy and provide some examples of each.How has the size of the federal bureaucracy changed over the last 50 years?

Accepted Answer

There are five components to this questi

Question 14

Before the Civil Service Act of 1883, government appointments were made

Accepted Answer

A) on the basis of merit. 
B) on the basis of seniority. 
C) to political supporters as part of a spoils system. 
D) by leaders of Congress. 
A) on the basis of merit. 
B) on the basis of seniority. 
C) to political supporters as part of a spoils system. 
D) by leaders of Congress.

Question 15

The greatest number of federal government professionals working abroad is under the authority of the

Accepted Answer

A) State Department. 
B) Department of Defense. 
C) Department of Commerce. 
D) Department of Homeland Security. 
A) State Department. 
B) Department of Defense. 
C) Department of Commerce. 
D) Department of Homeland Security.

Question 16

At its peak in ________, the federal bureaucracy had ________ million employees, not including military personnel.

Accepted Answer

A) 1936; 6 
B) 1968; 3 
C) 1996; 8 
D) 2005; 10 
A) 1936; 6 
B) 1968; 3 
C) 1996; 8 
D) 2005; 10

Question 17

Congress authorized the establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) in response to the

Accepted Answer

A) September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. 
B) profound American embarrassment over the Soviet Union's launch of the first satellite to orbit Earth. 
C) Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. 
D) Vietnam War. 
A) September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. 
B) profound American embarrassment over the Soviet Union's launch of the first satellite to orbit Earth. 
C) Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. 
D) Vietnam War.

Question 18

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 was significant because it

Accepted Answer

A) ended the so-called spoils system. 
B) was the first major revamping of the federal civil service since its creation in 1883. 
C) reinstated the spoils system. 
D) cut the federal workforce by 20 percent. 
A) ended the so-called spoils system. 
B) was the first major revamping of the federal civil service since its creation in 1883. 
C) reinstated the spoils system. 
D) cut the federal workforce by 20 percent.

Question 19

Privatization is a way to

Accepted Answer

A) shrink the federal budget by selling government services or property in the private sector. 
B) reduce government costs by relocating government programs to private groups or corporations. 
C) reduce big government by doing without some of the programs it once provided. 
D) increase the government's role by purchasing private companies. 
A) shrink the federal budget by selling government services or property in the private sector. 
B) reduce government costs by relocating government programs to private groups or corporations. 
C) reduce big government by doing without some of the programs it once provided. 
D) increase the government's role by purchasing private companies.

Question 20

The use of taxing and spending powers to shape the economy is part of ________ policy.

Accepted Answer

A) fiscal 
B) monetary 
C) distributive 
D) redistributive 
A) fiscal 
B) monetary 
C) distributive 
D) redistributive

The "Commission on Wartime Contracting" found that the use of private contractors during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

Which of the following is a government corporation?

Which of the following best describes the number of U.S.attorneys?

Which of the following statements best describes how recent administrations have approached the issue of bureaucratic reform?

________ occurs when the federal government passes authority to administer a program to state or local governments.

One drawback of devolution is that

ARPANET was a(n)

Which of the following is an example of a revenue agency?

Making permanent cuts in existing agencies is often difficult because

If the federal government decided to hire Google to provide email services to all of its employees rather than maintaining its own, in-house email services, this would be an example of

The National Park Service is

Before the Civil Service Act of 1883, government appointments were made

The greatest number of federal government professionals working abroad is under the authority of the

At its peak in , the federal bureaucracy had million employees, not including military personnel.

Congress authorized the establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) in response to the

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 was significant because it

Privatization is a way to

The use of taxing and spending powers to shape the economy is part of ________ policy.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters

Exam 14: Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The "Commission on Wartime Contracting" found that the use of private contractors during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

Which of the following is a government corporation?

Which of the following best describes the number of U.S.attorneys?

Which of the following statements best describes how recent administrations have approached the issue of bureaucratic reform?

________ occurs when the federal government passes authority to administer a program to state or local governments.

One drawback of devolution is that

ARPANET was a(n)

Which of the following is an example of a revenue agency?

Making permanent cuts in existing agencies is often difficult because

If the federal government decided to hire Google to provide email services to all of its employees rather than maintaining its own, in-house email services, this would be an example of

The National Park Service is

Before the Civil Service Act of 1883, government appointments were made

The greatest number of federal government professionals working abroad is under the authority of the

At its peak in ________, the federal bureaucracy had ________ million employees, not including military personnel.

Congress authorized the establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) in response to the

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 was significant because it

Privatization is a way to

The use of taxing and spending powers to shape the economy is part of ________ policy.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters

At its peak in , the federal bureaucracy had million employees, not including military personnel.