Question 1

Which of these statements best explains why Stalin's Five Year Plans strengthened the Soviet bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) They resulted in significant changes to Russian society. 
B) They required a high level of management to carry out. 
C) They distributed privileges unequally throughout society. 
D) They required expertise available only from foreign advisors. 
A) They resulted in significant changes to Russian society. 
B) They required a high level of management to carry out. 
C) They distributed privileges unequally throughout society. 
D) They required expertise available only from foreign advisors.

Question 2

Which factor has done the most to limit the size and growth of the U.S.Cabinet?

Accepted Answer

A) the legislative check on executive power 
B) the reluctance of presidents to share power 
C) the stability of the American political system 
D) the anti-government sentiment of the American public 
A) the legislative check on executive power 
B) the reluctance of presidents to share power 
C) the stability of the American political system 
D) the anti-government sentiment of the American public

Question 3

Which type of leader is best equipped to handle the high expectations that the public places on presidents and prime ministers?

Accepted Answer

A) someone adept at media relations 
B) someone who seems like a regular person 
C) someone with a large amount of legislative experience 
D) someone with the energy to oversee the activities of a large number of subordinates 
A) someone adept at media relations 
B) someone who seems like a regular person 
C) someone with a large amount of legislative experience 
D) someone with the energy to oversee the activities of a large number of subordinates

Question 4

Parkinson's Law states that procrastination makes work take at least twice as long as necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of these mistakes is the public most likely to make in relation to its chief executive?

Accepted Answer

A) accepting that he or she is relatively powerless over policy-making outcomes 
B) believing that he or she can solve all of the country's major problems singlehandedly 
C) believing that he or she needs to be the hardest working person in the entire government 
D) accepting that he or she does not need to abide by the same moral code as everyone else 
A) accepting that he or she is relatively powerless over policy-making outcomes 
B) believing that he or she can solve all of the country's major problems singlehandedly 
C) believing that he or she needs to be the hardest working person in the entire government 
D) accepting that he or she does not need to abide by the same moral code as everyone else

Question 6

President Franklin Roosevelt's management style was aimed at __________.

Accepted Answer

A) giving him direct control over every major executive agency 
B) ensuring that his administration was well organized and efficient 
C) convincing the public that he was an expert on every important issue 
D) ensuring that he did not have to make every decision for his administration 
A) giving him direct control over every major executive agency 
B) ensuring that his administration was well organized and efficient 
C) convincing the public that he was an expert on every important issue 
D) ensuring that he did not have to make every decision for his administration

Question 7

Which of these is someone who is most likely to become a cabinet minister in Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

A) a lawyer with years of private-sector experience in a single field 
B) a longtime politician who has displayed loyalty to his or her party 
C) a successful entrepreneur with political connections to the ruling party 
D) a longtime advisor of the prime minister who hopes to run for office someday 
A) a lawyer with years of private-sector experience in a single field 
B) a longtime politician who has displayed loyalty to his or her party 
C) a successful entrepreneur with political connections to the ruling party 
D) a longtime advisor of the prime minister who hopes to run for office someday

Question 8

Each division of government in a parliamentary system is headed by a __________.

Accepted Answer

A) presidential aide 
B) cabinet minister 
C) legislative committee 
D) member of the upper house 
A) presidential aide 
B) cabinet minister 
C) legislative committee 
D) member of the upper house

Question 9

A chain of command improves a bureaucracy by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) establishing clear consequences for dissent 
B) protecting bureaucrats from frivolous lawsuits 
C) making bureaucrats more accountable to voters 
D) creating a sense of uniformity and predictability 
A) establishing clear consequences for dissent 
B) protecting bureaucrats from frivolous lawsuits 
C) making bureaucrats more accountable to voters 
D) creating a sense of uniformity and predictability

Question 10

President Reagan was considered a hands-off president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A minister in a parliamentary system is equivalent to a __________ in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) premier 
B) head of state 
C) chief of government 
D) departmental secretary 
A) premier 
B) head of state 
C) chief of government 
D) departmental secretary

Question 12

Which country referred to its state nobility as the Junkers?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain 
B) France 
C) Prussia 
D) Russia 
A) Britain 
B) France 
C) Prussia 
D) Russia

Question 13

Which of these is more likely to occur in a one-party regime than in a democratic country?

Accepted Answer

A) Bureaucratic regulation of private behavior is kept to a minimum. 
B) Political officials have an easy time reigning in the power of bureaucracies. 
C) Corrupt bureaucrats receive understanding and forgiveness from the public. 
D) Members of the bureaucracy enjoy privileges that are not available to most citizens. 
A) Bureaucratic regulation of private behavior is kept to a minimum. 
B) Political officials have an easy time reigning in the power of bureaucracies. 
C) Corrupt bureaucrats receive understanding and forgiveness from the public. 
D) Members of the bureaucracy enjoy privileges that are not available to most citizens.

Question 14

Which statement best explains the difficulty that legislators have cutting government expenditures for bureaucracies?

Accepted Answer

A) Cabinet ministers work hard. 
B) A majority of the workforce in many countries works for the bureaucracy. 
C) Cabinet ministers work hard to maintain and expand their departmental budget. 
D) The public tends to value the skills of bureaucrats more than the promises of politicians. 
A) Cabinet ministers work hard. 
B) A majority of the workforce in many countries works for the bureaucracy. 
C) Cabinet ministers work hard to maintain and expand their departmental budget. 
D) The public tends to value the skills of bureaucrats more than the promises of politicians.

Question 15

How is the Roman Catholic Church bureaucratic in an ideal sense?

Accepted Answer

A) The Pope,in most cases,serves until death. 
B) The Roman Catholic Church controls vast wealth. 
C) The Roman Catholic Church has a clear chain of command. 
D) The Roman Catholic Church is very old and has very deep traditions. 
A) The Pope,in most cases,serves until death. 
B) The Roman Catholic Church controls vast wealth. 
C) The Roman Catholic Church has a clear chain of command. 
D) The Roman Catholic Church is very old and has very deep traditions.

Question 16

A cabinet member in the United States is most likely to have __________.

Accepted Answer

A) ambitions to run for president at some point in the future 
B) an independent source of funding for his or her department 
C) significant experience working with Congressional committees 
D) ideas about policy that are at odds with the leadership of his or her party 
A) ambitions to run for president at some point in the future 
B) an independent source of funding for his or her department 
C) significant experience working with Congressional committees 
D) ideas about policy that are at odds with the leadership of his or her party

Question 17

Under a parliamentary system,the cabinet is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) directly elected by the voters 
B) more powerful than the prime minister 
C) a source of overlap between the executive and legislative branches 
D) kept small to ensure that the legislature exercises most policy-making power 
A) directly elected by the voters 
B) more powerful than the prime minister 
C) a source of overlap between the executive and legislative branches 
D) kept small to ensure that the legislature exercises most policy-making power

Question 18

Which of these is a difference between the U.S.Cabinet and cabinets in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) the central role played by the vice president 
B) the public's perception of how important it is 
C) the level of expertise generally held by its members 
D) the amount of control the chief executive exercises over its structure 
A) the central role played by the vice president 
B) the public's perception of how important it is 
C) the level of expertise generally held by its members 
D) the amount of control the chief executive exercises over its structure

Question 19

President Nixon's decision to impound appropriations made by Congress could be used as evidence to support which of these arguments?

Accepted Answer

A) The American presidency has grown too powerful. 
B) Legislative deadlock necessitates an activist presidency. 
C) The U.S.Constitution expects too much of the president. 
D) Executive privilege is an essential feature of the checks and balances system. 
A) The American presidency has grown too powerful. 
B) Legislative deadlock necessitates an activist presidency. 
C) The U.S.Constitution expects too much of the president. 
D) Executive privilege is an essential feature of the checks and balances system.

Question 20

How does the French bureaucracy compare to the American bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) It is more despised by the public. 
B) It is stronger and more entrenched. 
C) It is more vulnerable to downsizing. 
D) It is more easily controlled by elected officials. 
A) It is more despised by the public. 
B) It is stronger and more entrenched. 
C) It is more vulnerable to downsizing. 
D) It is more easily controlled by elected officials.

Which of these statements best explains why Stalin's Five Year Plans strengthened the Soviet bureaucracy?

Which factor has done the most to limit the size and growth of the U.S.Cabinet?

Which type of leader is best equipped to handle the high expectations that the public places on presidents and prime ministers?

Parkinson's Law states that procrastination makes work take at least twice as long as necessary.

Which of these mistakes is the public most likely to make in relation to its chief executive?

President Franklin Roosevelt's management style was aimed at __________.

Which of these is someone who is most likely to become a cabinet minister in Great Britain?

Each division of government in a parliamentary system is headed by a __________.

A chain of command improves a bureaucracy by __________.

President Reagan was considered a hands-off president.

A minister in a parliamentary system is equivalent to a __________ in the United States.

Which country referred to its state nobility as the Junkers?

Which of these is more likely to occur in a one-party regime than in a democratic country?

Which statement best explains the difficulty that legislators have cutting government expenditures for bureaucracies?

How is the Roman Catholic Church bureaucratic in an ideal sense?

A cabinet member in the United States is most likely to have __________.

Under a parliamentary system,the cabinet is __________.

Which of these is a difference between the U.S.Cabinet and cabinets in Europe?

President Nixon's decision to impound appropriations made by Congress could be used as evidence to support which of these arguments?

How does the French bureaucracy compare to the American bureaucracy?

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Exam 13: Executives and Bureaucracies

Which of these statements best explains why Stalin's Five Year Plans strengthened the Soviet bureaucracy?

Which factor has done the most to limit the size and growth of the U.S.Cabinet?

Which type of leader is best equipped to handle the high expectations that the public places on presidents and prime ministers?

Parkinson's Law states that procrastination makes work take at least twice as long as necessary.

Which of these mistakes is the public most likely to make in relation to its chief executive?

President Franklin Roosevelt's management style was aimed at __________.

Which of these is someone who is most likely to become a cabinet minister in Great Britain?

Each division of government in a parliamentary system is headed by a __________.

A chain of command improves a bureaucracy by __________.

President Reagan was considered a hands-off president.

A minister in a parliamentary system is equivalent to a __________ in the United States.

Which country referred to its state nobility as the Junkers?

Which of these is more likely to occur in a one-party regime than in a democratic country?

Which statement best explains the difficulty that legislators have cutting government expenditures for bureaucracies?

How is the Roman Catholic Church bureaucratic in an ideal sense?

A cabinet member in the United States is most likely to have __________.

Under a parliamentary system,the cabinet is __________.

Which of these is a difference between the U.S.Cabinet and cabinets in Europe?

President Nixon's decision to impound appropriations made by Congress could be used as evidence to support which of these arguments?

How does the French bureaucracy compare to the American bureaucracy?

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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