Question 1

Bureaucrats often have considerable discretion in the implementation of federal laws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the current budgetary process.In your opinion,do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages,or do you see a need for reform in the budgetary process?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Briefly outlin

Question 3

Cabinet secretaries are appointed by __________ and confirmed by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the president; the Senate 
B) the president; the House of Representatives 
C) the president; the Supreme Court 
D) the Senate; the president 
A) the president; the Senate 
B) the president; the House of Representatives 
C) the president; the Supreme Court 
D) the Senate; the president

Question 4

Congress and the president share which of the following powers over agencies and departments in the federal bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) the power to influence budgets 
B) the power to issue executive orders 
C) the power to sign executive agreements 
D) the power to hold oversight hearings 
A) the power to influence budgets 
B) the power to issue executive orders 
C) the power to sign executive agreements 
D) the power to hold oversight hearings

Bureaucrats often have considerable discretion in the implementation of federal laws.

Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the current budgetary process.In your opinion,do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages,or do you see a need for reform in the budgetary process?

Cabinet secretaries are appointed by and confirmed by .

Congress and the president share which of the following powers over agencies and departments in the federal bureaucracy?

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

Bureaucrats often have considerable discretion in the implementation of federal laws.

Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the current budgetary process.In your opinion,do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages,or do you see a need for reform in the budgetary process?

Cabinet secretaries are appointed by __________ and confirmed by __________.

Congress and the president share which of the following powers over agencies and departments in the federal bureaucracy?

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

Filters

Cabinet secretaries are appointed by and confirmed by .