Question 1

What role is the Environmental Protection Agency taking when it sets limits on air pollution from power plants?

Accepted Answer

A) regulation 
B) adjudication 
C) intervention 
D) oversight 
A) regulation 
B) adjudication 
C) intervention 
D) oversight A

Question 2

Under the spoils system,who was awarded jobs in the federal bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) those who scored highest on aptitude tests 
B) those who did not affiliate with a political party 
C) those who previously served in the military 
D) those who helped candidates win the election 
A) those who scored highest on aptitude tests 
B) those who did not affiliate with a political party 
C) those who previously served in the military 
D) those who helped candidates win the election D

Question 3

Federal agencies are prohibited from engaging in adjudication,or quasi-judicial processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

One function of __________ is to provide public services that the private sector is unwilling or unable to do.

Accepted Answer

government

Question 5

What are units in the executive branch that make and enforce rules to protect the public interest,such as the Federal Reserve Board?

Accepted Answer

A) the Cabinets 
B) independent agencies 
C) White house staffers 
D) independent regulatory commissions 
A) the Cabinets 
B) independent agencies 
C) White house staffers 
D) independent regulatory commissions

Question 6

After a president nominates an individual to be a Cabinet secretary,that appointment must be confirmed by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the Supreme Court 
B) Congress 
C) the Chief of Staff 
D) the Senate 
A) the Supreme Court 
B) Congress 
C) the Chief of Staff 
D) the Senate

Question 7

What was the purpose of the Hatch Act?

Accepted Answer

A) to prohibit federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity 
B) to promote transparency in the federal bureaucracy 
C) to limit congressional control of the federal bureaucracy 
D) to prohibit awarding government jobs based on partisan loyalty 
A) to prohibit federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity 
B) to promote transparency in the federal bureaucracy 
C) to limit congressional control of the federal bureaucracy 
D) to prohibit awarding government jobs based on partisan loyalty

Question 8

Cabinet departments employ about what percentage of all federal workers?

Accepted Answer

A) 20 percent 
B) 40 percent 
C) 60 percent 
D) 80 percent 
A) 20 percent 
B) 40 percent 
C) 60 percent 
D) 80 percent

Question 9

__________ refers to the authority of administrators in the federal bureaucracy to make choices concerning the best way to implement policies and spend money.

Accepted Answer

A) Adjudication 
B) Discretion 
C) Division of labor 
D) Independence 
A) Adjudication 
B) Discretion 
C) Division of labor 
D) Independence

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of a bureaucratic organization?

Accepted Answer

A) the Department of Defense 
B) the U.S.House of Representatives 
C) the U.S.Supreme Court 
D) the Democratic Party 
A) the Department of Defense 
B) the U.S.House of Representatives 
C) the U.S.Supreme Court 
D) the Democratic Party

Question 11

The transfer of government functions from the federal government to the private sector is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) adjudication 
B) bureaucratic politics 
C) competitive bureaucracy 
D) outsourcing 
A) adjudication 
B) bureaucratic politics 
C) competitive bureaucracy 
D) outsourcing

Question 12

Which civil service system was introduced in the Pendleton Act of 1883?

Accepted Answer

A) the agency system 
B) the General Schedule 
C) the merit system 
D) the Social Security system 
A) the agency system 
B) the General Schedule 
C) the merit system 
D) the Social Security system

Question 13

Which of the following illustrates the bureaucratic characteristic of impersonality?

Accepted Answer

A) an agency dividing its workload among many specialized workers 
B) an agency emphasizing the uniform application of rules 
C) an agency ignoring public complaints about its operations 
D) an agency ignoring the policy objectives of the president and Congress 
A) an agency dividing its workload among many specialized workers 
B) an agency emphasizing the uniform application of rules 
C) an agency ignoring public complaints about its operations 
D) an agency ignoring the policy objectives of the president and Congress

Question 14

Which law designates the steps that federal agencies must follow in issuing rules and regulations?

Accepted Answer

A) the Administrative Procedures Act 
B) the Freedom of Information Act 
C) the Hatch Act 
D) the Pendleton Act 
A) the Administrative Procedures Act 
B) the Freedom of Information Act 
C) the Hatch Act 
D) the Pendleton Act

Question 15

Presidential use of the spoils system lasted through the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why is privatization/outsourcing seen as an attractive option for the delivery of public services?

Accepted Answer

A) Private companies may deliver services more efficiently. 
B) Private companies may deliver services more equitably. 
C) Privatization increases government's accountability to the public. 
D) Privatization ensures higher employment levels. 
A) Private companies may deliver services more efficiently. 
B) Private companies may deliver services more equitably. 
C) Privatization increases government's accountability to the public. 
D) Privatization ensures higher employment levels.

Question 17

Which of the following is a function of departments and agencies within the federal bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) issuing executive orders 
B) issuing executive agreements 
C) implementing public policies 
D) reviewing court decisions 
A) issuing executive orders 
B) issuing executive agreements 
C) implementing public policies 
D) reviewing court decisions

Question 18

Which of the following is a primary goal of privatization or outsourcing?

Accepted Answer

A) to provide services that the private sector cannot 
B) to spur economic growth 
C) to improve the efficiency of public service delivery 
D) to expand the size of the federal bureaucracy 
A) to provide services that the private sector cannot 
B) to spur economic growth 
C) to improve the efficiency of public service delivery 
D) to expand the size of the federal bureaucracy

Question 19

The fiscal year that the federal government uses in budgeting coincides with the calendar year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A(n)__________ is a corporation created and funded by the government to provide some public service.

Accepted Answer

A) outsourced corporation 
B) private company 
C) limited liability corporation 
D) government corporation 
A) outsourced corporation 
B) private company 
C) limited liability corporation 
D) government corporation

What role is the Environmental Protection Agency taking when it sets limits on air pollution from power plants?

Under the spoils system,who was awarded jobs in the federal bureaucracy?

Federal agencies are prohibited from engaging in adjudication,or quasi-judicial processes.

One function of __________ is to provide public services that the private sector is unwilling or unable to do.

What are units in the executive branch that make and enforce rules to protect the public interest,such as the Federal Reserve Board?

After a president nominates an individual to be a Cabinet secretary,that appointment must be confirmed by __________.

What was the purpose of the Hatch Act?

Cabinet departments employ about what percentage of all federal workers?

__________ refers to the authority of administrators in the federal bureaucracy to make choices concerning the best way to implement policies and spend money.

Which of the following is an example of a bureaucratic organization?

The transfer of government functions from the federal government to the private sector is called __________.

Which civil service system was introduced in the Pendleton Act of 1883?

Which of the following illustrates the bureaucratic characteristic of impersonality?

Which law designates the steps that federal agencies must follow in issuing rules and regulations?

Presidential use of the spoils system lasted through the 1950s.

Why is privatization/outsourcing seen as an attractive option for the delivery of public services?

Which of the following is a function of departments and agencies within the federal bureaucracy?

Which of the following is a primary goal of privatization or outsourcing?

The fiscal year that the federal government uses in budgeting coincides with the calendar year.

A(n)__________ is a corporation created and funded by the government to provide some public service.

Politics: Who Gets What,When and How 1

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The Constitution: Limiting Governmental Power

Federalism: Dividing Governmental Power

Opinion and Participation: Thinking and Acting in Politics

Mass Media: Setting the Political Agenda

Political Parties: Organizing Politics

Campaigns and Elections: Deciding Who Governs

Interest Groups: Getting Their Share and More

Congress: Politics on Capitol Hill

The President: White House Politics

Courts Judicial Politics

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Politics and Civil Rights

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Exam 12: The Bureaucracy: Bureaucratic Politics

What role is the Environmental Protection Agency taking when it sets limits on air pollution from power plants?

Under the spoils system,who was awarded jobs in the federal bureaucracy?

Federal agencies are prohibited from engaging in adjudication,or quasi-judicial processes.

One function of __________ is to provide public services that the private sector is unwilling or unable to do.

What are units in the executive branch that make and enforce rules to protect the public interest,such as the Federal Reserve Board?

After a president nominates an individual to be a Cabinet secretary,that appointment must be confirmed by __________.

What was the purpose of the Hatch Act?

Cabinet departments employ about what percentage of all federal workers?

__________ refers to the authority of administrators in the federal bureaucracy to make choices concerning the best way to implement policies and spend money.

Which of the following is an example of a bureaucratic organization?

The transfer of government functions from the federal government to the private sector is called __________.

Which civil service system was introduced in the Pendleton Act of 1883?

Which of the following illustrates the bureaucratic characteristic of impersonality?

Which law designates the steps that federal agencies must follow in issuing rules and regulations?

Presidential use of the spoils system lasted through the 1950s.

Why is privatization/outsourcing seen as an attractive option for the delivery of public services?

Which of the following is a function of departments and agencies within the federal bureaucracy?

Which of the following is a primary goal of privatization or outsourcing?

The fiscal year that the federal government uses in budgeting coincides with the calendar year.

A(n)__________ is a corporation created and funded by the government to provide some public service.

Politics: Who Gets What,When and How 1

Political Culture: Ideas in Conflict

The Constitution: Limiting Governmental Power

Federalism: Dividing Governmental Power

Opinion and Participation: Thinking and Acting in Politics

Mass Media: Setting the Political Agenda

Political Parties: Organizing Politics

Campaigns and Elections: Deciding Who Governs

Interest Groups: Getting Their Share and More

Congress: Politics on Capitol Hill

The President: White House Politics

Courts Judicial Politics

Politics and Personal Liberty

Politics and Civil Rights

Politics and the Economy

Politics and Social Welfare

Politics and National Security

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