Question 1

A reformer who wanted to make his or her country more democratic would be most likely to attack the bureaucracy's __________.

Accepted Answer

A) tendency to grow in size 
B) share of government spending 
C) merit-based promotion structure 
D) active role in the policy-making process 
A) tendency to grow in size 
B) share of government spending 
C) merit-based promotion structure 
D) active role in the policy-making process D

Question 2

In the United States,the president is both chief of government and __________.

Accepted Answer

A) chancellor 
B) head of state 
C) secretary of state 
D) speaker of the house 
A) chancellor 
B) head of state 
C) secretary of state 
D) speaker of the house B

Question 3

President Eisenhower managed the perception of his administration by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) allowing Congress to take the lead on most issues 
B) projecting a relaxed persona while working hard to make good decisions 
C) focusing only on issues that opinion polls showed were important to the public 
D) creating a chaotic environment among his advisors to make himself look more calm 
A) allowing Congress to take the lead on most issues 
B) projecting a relaxed persona while working hard to make good decisions 
C) focusing only on issues that opinion polls showed were important to the public 
D) creating a chaotic environment among his advisors to make himself look more calm B

Question 4

In what sense are bureaucracies "inherently conservative"?

Accepted Answer

A) Bureaucrats tend to vote Republican. 
B) Bureaucrats generally support smaller government. 
C) Bureaucrats are generally reluctant to change their ways. 
D) Bureaucrats are mainly drawn from the middle and upper classes of society. 
A) Bureaucrats tend to vote Republican. 
B) Bureaucrats generally support smaller government. 
C) Bureaucrats are generally reluctant to change their ways. 
D) Bureaucrats are mainly drawn from the middle and upper classes of society.

Question 5

What is considered the "trump card" for a democracy?

Accepted Answer

A) the electoral college 
B) divided government 
C) electoral punishment 
D) impeachment and removal 
A) the electoral college 
B) divided government 
C) electoral punishment 
D) impeachment and removal

Question 6

In a presidential system,a deadlock refers to the executive and legislative branches blocking each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Someone who characterizes the members of the U.S.cabinet as "vice presidents in charge of spending" is implying that cabinet members in the United States __________.

Accepted Answer

A) routinely spend too much money 
B) play a primarily administrative role 
C) are capable of doing the vice president's job 
D) are all accomplished politicians in their own right 
A) routinely spend too much money 
B) play a primarily administrative role 
C) are capable of doing the vice president's job 
D) are all accomplished politicians in their own right

Question 8

Congress possesses the ability to increase the powers of the executive branch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How can the chancellor of Germany be ousted?

Accepted Answer

A) The Bundestag can impeach the chancellor. 
B) The Bundestag can hold a vote of no confidence. 
C) The Bundestag can vote in a replacement cabinet. 
D) The Bundestag can vote to hold a national referendum. 
A) The Bundestag can impeach the chancellor. 
B) The Bundestag can hold a vote of no confidence. 
C) The Bundestag can vote in a replacement cabinet. 
D) The Bundestag can vote to hold a national referendum.

Question 10

Which statement explains why efforts by Congress to restore the balance between the legislative and executive branches have mostly failed?

Accepted Answer

A) The federal judiciary tends to favor a high level of executive power. 
B) Executive officials enjoy more discretionary power than members of Congress. 
C) Partisan conflict prevents Congress from passing even the most basic of legislation. 
D) The American public approves of presidents more highly than it approves of Congress. 
A) The federal judiciary tends to favor a high level of executive power. 
B) Executive officials enjoy more discretionary power than members of Congress. 
C) Partisan conflict prevents Congress from passing even the most basic of legislation. 
D) The American public approves of presidents more highly than it approves of Congress.

Question 11

As the primus inter pares,the prime minister cannot dismiss any ministers in his or her cabinet unless he or she appointed them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Which statement explains why parliamentary systems have an advantage over presidential systems should a person of dubious character win executive power?

Accepted Answer

A) A president can never be removed from office before his term expires. 
B) A president is very difficult to remove before his term of office expires. 
C) A president has direct control over the salaries of both bureaucrats and legislators. 
D) A president loses his position if his party does not hold a majority in the legislature. 
A) A president can never be removed from office before his term expires. 
B) A president is very difficult to remove before his term of office expires. 
C) A president has direct control over the salaries of both bureaucrats and legislators. 
D) A president loses his position if his party does not hold a majority in the legislature.

Question 14

In a parliamentary system,members of the cabinet are typically __________.

Accepted Answer

A) experts drawn from the private sector 
B) personal friends of the prime minister 
C) wealthy individuals with political connections 
D) successful and loyal members of the ruling party 
A) experts drawn from the private sector 
B) personal friends of the prime minister 
C) wealthy individuals with political connections 
D) successful and loyal members of the ruling party

Question 15

President Franklin Roosevelt expected his advisors to agree with each other and with him.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the United States,cabinet members are elected officials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In which of these systems do bureaucrats enjoy the most power relative to elected officials?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Germany 
C) Japan 
D) the United States 
A) France 
B) Germany 
C) Japan 
D) the United States

Question 18

Which of the following supports the need for reform of Japan's bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) Japanese civil servants retire at young ages. 
B) Some believe that "no one is in charge" in Japan. 
C) The vice minister has more power than the minister. 
D) Bureaucratic supervision has led to a flat economy after decades of economic prosperity. 
A) Japanese civil servants retire at young ages. 
B) Some believe that "no one is in charge" in Japan. 
C) The vice minister has more power than the minister. 
D) Bureaucratic supervision has led to a flat economy after decades of economic prosperity.

Question 19

What was a consequence of making top Soviet bureaucrats a privileged elite?

Accepted Answer

A) The Soviet bureaucracy was very conservative. 
B) It was very easy to reform the bureaucracy when communism ended. 
C) The Soviet bureaucracy was better able to protect the interests of the general public. 
D) Soviet bureaucrats worked harder and were more efficient than bureaucrats in Western democracies. 
A) The Soviet bureaucracy was very conservative. 
B) It was very easy to reform the bureaucracy when communism ended. 
C) The Soviet bureaucracy was better able to protect the interests of the general public. 
D) Soviet bureaucrats worked harder and were more efficient than bureaucrats in Western democracies.

Question 20

A U.S.president is most likely to look to members of the cabinet for __________.

Accepted Answer

A) help campaigning for re-election 
B) advice on a foreign policy crisis 
C) assistance in forming a legislative agenda 
D) reports on the effectiveness of the bureaucracy 
A) help campaigning for re-election 
B) advice on a foreign policy crisis 
C) assistance in forming a legislative agenda 
D) reports on the effectiveness of the bureaucracy

A reformer who wanted to make his or her country more democratic would be most likely to attack the bureaucracy's __________.

In the United States,the president is both chief of government and __________.

President Eisenhower managed the perception of his administration by __________.

In what sense are bureaucracies "inherently conservative"?

What is considered the "trump card" for a democracy?

In a presidential system,a deadlock refers to the executive and legislative branches blocking each other.

Someone who characterizes the members of the U.S.cabinet as "vice presidents in charge of spending" is implying that cabinet members in the United States __________.

Congress possesses the ability to increase the powers of the executive branch.

How can the chancellor of Germany be ousted?

Which statement explains why efforts by Congress to restore the balance between the legislative and executive branches have mostly failed?

As the primus inter pares,the prime minister cannot dismiss any ministers in his or her cabinet unless he or she appointed them.

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

Which statement explains why parliamentary systems have an advantage over presidential systems should a person of dubious character win executive power?

In a parliamentary system,members of the cabinet are typically __________.

President Franklin Roosevelt expected his advisors to agree with each other and with him.

In the United States,cabinet members are elected officials.

In which of these systems do bureaucrats enjoy the most power relative to elected officials?

Which of the following supports the need for reform of Japan's bureaucracy?

What was a consequence of making top Soviet bureaucrats a privileged elite?

A U.S.president is most likely to look to members of the cabinet for __________.

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Exam 13: Executives and Bureaucracies

A reformer who wanted to make his or her country more democratic would be most likely to attack the bureaucracy's __________.

In the United States,the president is both chief of government and __________.

President Eisenhower managed the perception of his administration by __________.

In what sense are bureaucracies "inherently conservative"?

What is considered the "trump card" for a democracy?

In a presidential system,a deadlock refers to the executive and legislative branches blocking each other.

Someone who characterizes the members of the U.S.cabinet as "vice presidents in charge of spending" is implying that cabinet members in the United States __________.

Congress possesses the ability to increase the powers of the executive branch.

How can the chancellor of Germany be ousted?

Which statement explains why efforts by Congress to restore the balance between the legislative and executive branches have mostly failed?

As the primus inter pares,the prime minister cannot dismiss any ministers in his or her cabinet unless he or she appointed them.

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

Which statement explains why parliamentary systems have an advantage over presidential systems should a person of dubious character win executive power?

In a parliamentary system,members of the cabinet are typically __________.

President Franklin Roosevelt expected his advisors to agree with each other and with him.

In the United States,cabinet members are elected officials.

In which of these systems do bureaucrats enjoy the most power relative to elected officials?

Which of the following supports the need for reform of Japan's bureaucracy?

What was a consequence of making top Soviet bureaucrats a privileged elite?

A U.S.president is most likely to look to members of the cabinet for __________.

Politics and Political Science

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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