Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes the president's influence over agency budgets?

Accepted Answer

A) The president has final say over all department budgets,but has no control of the budgets of independent agencies. 
B) The president has final say over the budgets of independent agencies,but has no control of department budgets. 
C) The president has sole authority to determine executive administrative budgets. 
D) The president influences the initial budget proposal,but depends on Congress for appropriations of federal money. 
A) The president has final say over all department budgets,but has no control of the budgets of independent agencies. 
B) The president has final say over the budgets of independent agencies,but has no control of department budgets. 
C) The president has sole authority to determine executive administrative budgets. 
D) The president influences the initial budget proposal,but depends on Congress for appropriations of federal money.

Question 2

According to the text,which of the following exercises the closest oversight of bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) the cabinet 
B) Congress 
C) the courts 
D) interest groups 
A) the cabinet 
B) Congress 
C) the courts 
D) interest groups

Question 3

How are Cabinet secretaries similar to independent agency administrators?

Accepted Answer

A) Both are appointed by the president. 
B) Neither can be fired by the president. 
C) Both typically remain in office over multiple presidential administrations. 
D) Both are part of federal civil service system. 
A) Both are appointed by the president. 
B) Neither can be fired by the president. 
C) Both typically remain in office over multiple presidential administrations. 
D) Both are part of federal civil service system.

Question 4

What function is the National Labor Relations board carrying out when it settles disputes between labor and management on federal labor laws?

Accepted Answer

A) creating regulations 
B) adjudicating/engaging in quasi-judicial processes 
C) providing expert advice 
D) providing a check on congressional power 
A) creating regulations 
B) adjudicating/engaging in quasi-judicial processes 
C) providing expert advice 
D) providing a check on congressional power

Question 5

How did the Pendleton Act reform the system of hiring federal employees?

Accepted Answer

A) It required hiring decisions to be based on partisan loyalty rather than merit. 
B) It required hiring decisions to be based on merit rather than partisan loyalty. 
C) It continued to allow hiring on the basis of partisan loyalty,but made firing federal employees easier. 
D) It continued to allow hiring on the basis of partisan loyalty,but made firing federal employees more difficult. 
A) It required hiring decisions to be based on partisan loyalty rather than merit. 
B) It required hiring decisions to be based on merit rather than partisan loyalty. 
C) It continued to allow hiring on the basis of partisan loyalty,but made firing federal employees easier. 
D) It continued to allow hiring on the basis of partisan loyalty,but made firing federal employees more difficult.

Question 6

What is the main purpose served by government corporations?

Accepted Answer

A) generating profit for the federal government 
B) providing services not fully trusted to the private sector 
C) breaking up monopolies 
D) expanding international trade 
A) generating profit for the federal government 
B) providing services not fully trusted to the private sector 
C) breaking up monopolies 
D) expanding international trade

Question 7

Congress generally encourages __________ as a means of getting information and controlling the bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) continual resolutions 
B) increased regulation 
C) outsourcing 
D) whistle-blowing 
A) continual resolutions 
B) increased regulation 
C) outsourcing 
D) whistle-blowing

Question 8

The __________ reinforced reforms initiated under the __________ by further restricted political influence on the bureaucracy by preventing federal employees from engaging in political activities.

Accepted Answer

A) New Deal; Pendleton Act 
B) Hatch Act; Pendleton Act 
C) Pendleton Act; Administrative Procedures Act 
D) Administrative Procedures Act; Federal Courts Act 
A) New Deal; Pendleton Act 
B) Hatch Act; Pendleton Act 
C) Pendleton Act; Administrative Procedures Act 
D) Administrative Procedures Act; Federal Courts Act

Question 9

Regulations are usually created by Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Independent regulatory commissions are similar to independent agencies in that they are equally subject to presidential control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What stance do bureaucrats typically take on program budgeting?

Accepted Answer

A) They prefer program budgeting to incremental budgeting. 
B) They prefer program budgeting to zero-based budgeting. 
C) They prefer zero-based budgeting to program budgeting. 
D) They generally oppose program budgeting. 
A) They prefer program budgeting to incremental budgeting. 
B) They prefer program budgeting to zero-based budgeting. 
C) They prefer zero-based budgeting to program budgeting. 
D) They generally oppose program budgeting.

Question 12

Judicial oversight in the bureaucracy tends to focus on __________.

Accepted Answer

A) budgetary matters that involve the president's cabinet 
B) presidential appointments to agencies and commissions 
C) responding to injunctions against executive agencies 
D) whether agencies are acting beyond the authority granted them by Congress 
A) budgetary matters that involve the president's cabinet 
B) presidential appointments to agencies and commissions 
C) responding to injunctions against executive agencies 
D) whether agencies are acting beyond the authority granted them by Congress

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of Max Weber's merit principle?

Accepted Answer

A) citizens evaluating political candidates based on personal characteristics 
B) citizens evaluating political candidates based on candidates' work experience 
C) agencies hiring people based on their performance on entrance exams 
D) agency officials evaluating a policy proposal based on its merits 
A) citizens evaluating political candidates based on personal characteristics 
B) citizens evaluating political candidates based on candidates' work experience 
C) agencies hiring people based on their performance on entrance exams 
D) agency officials evaluating a policy proposal based on its merits

Question 14

How is incremental budgeting different from zero-based budgeting?

Accepted Answer

A) Incremental budgeting is a more time-consuming process than zero-based budgeting. 
B) Incremental budgeting promotes greater stability of government programs than zero-based budgeting. 
C) Incremental budgeting involves evaluating an agency's entire budget,whereas zero-based budgeting focuses on requested increases in funding. 
D) Incremental budgeting is initiated by Congress,whereas zero-based budgeting is initiated by the president. 
A) Incremental budgeting is a more time-consuming process than zero-based budgeting. 
B) Incremental budgeting promotes greater stability of government programs than zero-based budgeting. 
C) Incremental budgeting involves evaluating an agency's entire budget,whereas zero-based budgeting focuses on requested increases in funding. 
D) Incremental budgeting is initiated by Congress,whereas zero-based budgeting is initiated by the president.

Question 15

What is implementation?

Accepted Answer

A) the process by which a law or policy is put into practice 
B) the development of rules governing the operation of a government program 
C) a set of procedures executive branch agencies must follow when issuing rules 
D) the process by which government agencies settle legal disputes 
A) the process by which a law or policy is put into practice 
B) the development of rules governing the operation of a government program 
C) a set of procedures executive branch agencies must follow when issuing rules 
D) the process by which government agencies settle legal disputes

Question 16

Federal courts can issue injunctions to an executive agency before it issues or enforces a regulation or undertakes a particular action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Under the __________,jobs in the federal bureaucracy are awarded on the basis of skills and expertise.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Under the __________,jobs in the federal bureaucracy...

Question 18

Which of the following is a drawback of outsourcing?

Accepted Answer

A) The bidding process is competitive. 
B) The private sector has fewer rules and regulations. 
C) The private sector may be less accountable. 
D) Privatized services often cost more to deliver. 
A) The bidding process is competitive. 
B) The private sector has fewer rules and regulations. 
C) The private sector may be less accountable. 
D) Privatized services often cost more to deliver.

Question 19

Which circumstance creates a challenge to the implementation of federal laws?

Accepted Answer

A) when Congress passes a law that contains ambiguity 
B) when Congress calls agency heads to testify at formal hearings 
C) when functions are transferred to the private sector 
D) when each chamber of Congress is controlled by a different party 
A) when Congress passes a law that contains ambiguity 
B) when Congress calls agency heads to testify at formal hearings 
C) when functions are transferred to the private sector 
D) when each chamber of Congress is controlled by a different party

Question 20

Which of the following agencies is most removed from presidential and congressional control?

Accepted Answer

A) the Department of Defense 
B) the Department of Justice 
C) the Environmental Protection Agency 
D) the Federal Reserve System 
A) the Department of Defense 
B) the Department of Justice 
C) the Environmental Protection Agency 
D) the Federal Reserve System

Which of the following statements best describes the president's influence over agency budgets?

According to the text,which of the following exercises the closest oversight of bureaucracy?

How are Cabinet secretaries similar to independent agency administrators?

What function is the National Labor Relations board carrying out when it settles disputes between labor and management on federal labor laws?

How did the Pendleton Act reform the system of hiring federal employees?

What is the main purpose served by government corporations?

Congress generally encourages __________ as a means of getting information and controlling the bureaucracy.

The reinforced reforms initiated under the by further restricted political influence on the bureaucracy by preventing federal employees from engaging in political activities.

Regulations are usually created by Congress.

Independent regulatory commissions are similar to independent agencies in that they are equally subject to presidential control.

What stance do bureaucrats typically take on program budgeting?

Judicial oversight in the bureaucracy tends to focus on __________.

Which of the following is an example of Max Weber's merit principle?

How is incremental budgeting different from zero-based budgeting?

What is implementation?

Federal courts can issue injunctions to an executive agency before it issues or enforces a regulation or undertakes a particular action.

Under the __________,jobs in the federal bureaucracy are awarded on the basis of skills and expertise.

Which of the following is a drawback of outsourcing?

Which circumstance creates a challenge to the implementation of federal laws?

Which of the following agencies is most removed from presidential and congressional control?

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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Exam 12: The Bureaucracy: Bureaucratic Politics

Which of the following statements best describes the president's influence over agency budgets?

According to the text,which of the following exercises the closest oversight of bureaucracy?

How are Cabinet secretaries similar to independent agency administrators?

What function is the National Labor Relations board carrying out when it settles disputes between labor and management on federal labor laws?

How did the Pendleton Act reform the system of hiring federal employees?

What is the main purpose served by government corporations?

Congress generally encourages __________ as a means of getting information and controlling the bureaucracy.

The __________ reinforced reforms initiated under the __________ by further restricted political influence on the bureaucracy by preventing federal employees from engaging in political activities.

Regulations are usually created by Congress.

Independent regulatory commissions are similar to independent agencies in that they are equally subject to presidential control.

What stance do bureaucrats typically take on program budgeting?

Judicial oversight in the bureaucracy tends to focus on __________.

Which of the following is an example of Max Weber's merit principle?

How is incremental budgeting different from zero-based budgeting?

What is implementation?

Federal courts can issue injunctions to an executive agency before it issues or enforces a regulation or undertakes a particular action.

Under the __________,jobs in the federal bureaucracy are awarded on the basis of skills and expertise.

Which of the following is a drawback of outsourcing?

Which circumstance creates a challenge to the implementation of federal laws?

Which of the following agencies is most removed from presidential and congressional control?

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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The reinforced reforms initiated under the by further restricted political influence on the bureaucracy by preventing federal employees from engaging in political activities.