Question 1

NASA,the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,is an independent executive agency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How were most federal jobs obtained up until the late-nineteenth century? What was the key event that prompted the federal government to start the civil service? What is the civil service based upon,and what are its strengths and weaknesses? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Most federal jobs up until the late-nine

Question 3

Regulations originating with the executive branch are called

Accepted Answer

A) presidential bills. 
B) vetoes. 
C) line-item vetoes. 
D) regulatory reports. 
E) executive orders. 
A) presidential bills. 
B) vetoes. 
C) line-item vetoes. 
D) regulatory reports. 
E) executive orders.

Question 4

Efforts to provide performance incentives through market competition and competitive private-versus-public bidding on government services are known as privatization efforts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a cabinet department?

Accepted Answer

A) Education 
B) Energy 
C) Peace Corps 
D) Homeland Security 
E) Transportation 
A) Education 
B) Energy 
C) Peace Corps 
D) Homeland Security 
E) Transportation

Question 6

Which president claimed,"to the victors belong the spoils"?

Accepted Answer

A) Abraham Lincoln 
B) Andrew Jackson 
C) Andrew Johnson 
D) Franklin d.Roosevelt 
E) John F. Kennedy 
A) Abraham Lincoln 
B) Andrew Jackson 
C) Andrew Johnson 
D) Franklin d.Roosevelt 
E) John F. Kennedy

Question 7

The Weberian model views bureaucracies as

Accepted Answer

A) promoting good monopolies. 
B) loosely organized and loosely run. 
C) largely self-serving. 
D) efficient and necessary. 
E) hindering democracy. 
A) promoting good monopolies. 
B) loosely organized and loosely run. 
C) largely self-serving. 
D) efficient and necessary. 
E) hindering democracy.

Question 8

Independent regulatory agencies have

Accepted Answer

A) complete independence from the president,but their policymakers are appointed by Congress. 
B) powerful rule-making,dispute-settling,and enforcement authority. 
C) no real enforcement power anymore and remain today as part of the federal government only in a ceremonial role. 
D) no formal ties to either the president or the Congress. 
E) governing commissions composed of longtime federal Civil Service employees. 
A) complete independence from the president,but their policymakers are appointed by Congress. 
B) powerful rule-making,dispute-settling,and enforcement authority. 
C) no real enforcement power anymore and remain today as part of the federal government only in a ceremonial role. 
D) no formal ties to either the president or the Congress. 
E) governing commissions composed of longtime federal Civil Service employees.

Question 9

According to Government in America,which of the following is a legitimate criticism of the federal civil service?

Accepted Answer

A) Firing incompetents is extremely difficult. 
B) Workers are not protected against political firings. 
C) It does not operate on the merit principle. 
D) Too many federal civil servants are actively involved in partisan politics. 
E) All of these are legitimate criticisms. 
A) Firing incompetents is extremely difficult. 
B) Workers are not protected against political firings. 
C) It does not operate on the merit principle. 
D) Too many federal civil servants are actively involved in partisan politics. 
E) All of these are legitimate criticisms.

Question 10

What means do presidents and Congress each use to control the bureaucracy? List and explain these tools.

Accepted Answer

Presidents and Congress each use a varie

Question 11

The 96 agencies that are all involved in issues of nuclear proliferation constitute an example of ____ within the bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) standard operating procedures 
B) lack of resources 
C) fragmentation 
D) general schedule 
E) discretion 
A) standard operating procedures 
B) lack of resources 
C) fragmentation 
D) general schedule 
E) discretion

Question 12

Federal government employment accounts for about ___ percent of all civilian jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 20 
E) 30 
A) 2 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 20 
E) 30

Question 13

Explain why the implementation process sometimes fails.What are the obstacles to successful implementation? As an example,discuss implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

Accepted Answer

The implementation process sometimes fai

Question 14

EPA standards requiring that cars include pollution control and energy-saving devices are examples of regulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The president creates bureaucratic agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Over the past two generations,the federal bureaucracy has decreased in size relative to the population it serves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Weberian model depicts a bureaucracy as

Accepted Answer

A) fundamentally dangerous to a democratic society. 
B) inefficient,primarily concerned with maximizing its budget,and largely responsible for the growth of modern government. 
C) wasteful,bloated,overstaffed,overpaid,and arrogant. 
D) a well-organized machine with plenty of working,hierarchical parts. 
E) ambling and groping,affected by chance,and largely operating by a loosely run style of trial and error. 
A) fundamentally dangerous to a democratic society. 
B) inefficient,primarily concerned with maximizing its budget,and largely responsible for the growth of modern government. 
C) wasteful,bloated,overstaffed,overpaid,and arrogant. 
D) a well-organized machine with plenty of working,hierarchical parts. 
E) ambling and groping,affected by chance,and largely operating by a loosely run style of trial and error.

Question 18

What is an iron triangle? Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

An iron triangle is a term used in polit

Question 19

Given frequent complaints about red tape and the seemingly burdensome size of the federal bureaucracy,what are some good reasons that we might want to defend it? What good is the federal bureaucracy to American democracy?

Accepted Answer

There are several good reasons to defend

Question 20

The lifting of government restrictions on business,industry,and professional activities is called

Accepted Answer

A) deregulation. 
B) defederalization. 
C) decentralization. 
D) deincentivizing. 
E) deimplementation. 
A) deregulation. 
B) defederalization. 
C) decentralization. 
D) deincentivizing. 
E) deimplementation.

NASA,the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,is an independent executive agency.

How were most federal jobs obtained up until the late-nineteenth century? What was the key event that prompted the federal government to start the civil service? What is the civil service based upon,and what are its strengths and weaknesses? Explain.

Regulations originating with the executive branch are called

Efforts to provide performance incentives through market competition and competitive private-versus-public bidding on government services are known as privatization efforts.

Which of the following is NOT a cabinet department?

Which president claimed,"to the victors belong the spoils"?

The Weberian model views bureaucracies as

Independent regulatory agencies have

According to Government in America,which of the following is a legitimate criticism of the federal civil service?

What means do presidents and Congress each use to control the bureaucracy? List and explain these tools.

The 96 agencies that are all involved in issues of nuclear proliferation constitute an example of ____ within the bureaucracy.

Federal government employment accounts for about ___ percent of all civilian jobs.

Explain why the implementation process sometimes fails.What are the obstacles to successful implementation? As an example,discuss implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

EPA standards requiring that cars include pollution control and energy-saving devices are examples of regulation.

The president creates bureaucratic agencies.

Over the past two generations,the federal bureaucracy has decreased in size relative to the population it serves.

The Weberian model depicts a bureaucracy as

What is an iron triangle? Provide an example.

Given frequent complaints about red tape and the seemingly burdensome size of the federal bureaucracy,what are some good reasons that we might want to defend it? What good is the federal bureaucracy to American democracy?

The lifting of government restrictions on business,industry,and professional activities is called

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

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Exam 13: The Federal Bureaucracy

NASA,the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,is an independent executive agency.

How were most federal jobs obtained up until the late-nineteenth century? What was the key event that prompted the federal government to start the civil service? What is the civil service based upon,and what are its strengths and weaknesses? Explain.

Regulations originating with the executive branch are called

Efforts to provide performance incentives through market competition and competitive private-versus-public bidding on government services are known as privatization efforts.

Which of the following is NOT a cabinet department?

Which president claimed,"to the victors belong the spoils"?

The Weberian model views bureaucracies as

Independent regulatory agencies have

According to Government in America,which of the following is a legitimate criticism of the federal civil service?

What means do presidents and Congress each use to control the bureaucracy? List and explain these tools.

The 96 agencies that are all involved in issues of nuclear proliferation constitute an example of ____ within the bureaucracy.

Federal government employment accounts for about ___ percent of all civilian jobs.

Explain why the implementation process sometimes fails.What are the obstacles to successful implementation? As an example,discuss implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

EPA standards requiring that cars include pollution control and energy-saving devices are examples of regulation.

The president creates bureaucratic agencies.

Over the past two generations,the federal bureaucracy has decreased in size relative to the population it serves.

The Weberian model depicts a bureaucracy as

What is an iron triangle? Provide an example.

Given frequent complaints about red tape and the seemingly burdensome size of the federal bureaucracy,what are some good reasons that we might want to defend it? What good is the federal bureaucracy to American democracy?

The lifting of government restrictions on business,industry,and professional activities is called

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

Filters