Question 1

________ demanded that the Texas Department of Health crack down on deplorable conditions in nursing homes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bill Clements 
B)  Ann Richards 
C)  Mark White 
D)  Rick Perry 
E)  George W. Bush 
A)  Bill Clements 
B)  Ann Richards 
C)  Mark White 
D)  Rick Perry 
E)  George W. Bush B

Question 2

Politics has been eliminated in the hiring and promotion of public employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

________ would be considered political patronage.

Accepted Answer

A)  An agency chair hiring a consultant based on her excellent former work in the private sector 
B)  A state representative hiring a campaign contributor to a job he knows nothing about 
C)  A state commissioner delegating hiring duties to a human resources administrator 
D)  An agency chair hiring his brother to oversee a new program because he is family 
E)  A commissioner hiring an employee to a position based on her years of government experience 
A)  An agency chair hiring a consultant based on her excellent former work in the private sector 
B)  A state representative hiring a campaign contributor to a job he knows nothing about 
C)  A state commissioner delegating hiring duties to a human resources administrator 
D)  An agency chair hiring his brother to oversee a new program because he is family 
E)  A commissioner hiring an employee to a position based on her years of government experience B

Question 4

Explain why public employees are reluctant to "blow the whistle" on the actions of the agencies for which they work.Are protections for whistle-blowing a good thing? Defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

Public employees may be reluctant to "bl

Question 5

How successful has the sunset process been in Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Despite failing to reduce the size of the bureaucracy, it has helped rid state government of some obsolete agencies, modernized state laws, and made some agencies more responsive to the public. 
B)  Of the total number of agencies reviewed by the sunset process, around 80 percent have been phased out, with their operations transferred to other agencies. 
C)  Despite failing to prevent the rapid increase of the bureaucracy, it has forced many programs back to the legislature to be revised before being implemented. 
D)  The sunset process has brought about sweeping reforms in the bureaucracy by urging the legislature to pass new laws and restrictions and has increased efficiency while cutting costs. 
E)  The sunset process has been very successful in reducing the number of agencies in Texas by 30 percent, though other agencies have grown in size, which has increas the size of the bureaucracy. 
A)  Despite failing to reduce the size of the bureaucracy, it has helped rid state government of some obsolete agencies, modernized state laws, and made some agencies more responsive to the public. 
B)  Of the total number of agencies reviewed by the sunset process, around 80 percent have been phased out, with their operations transferred to other agencies. 
C)  Despite failing to prevent the rapid increase of the bureaucracy, it has forced many programs back to the legislature to be revised before being implemented. 
D)  The sunset process has brought about sweeping reforms in the bureaucracy by urging the legislature to pass new laws and restrictions and has increased efficiency while cutting costs. 
E)  The sunset process has been very successful in reducing the number of agencies in Texas by 30 percent, though other agencies have grown in size, which has increas the size of the bureaucracy.

Question 6

A 1991, ethics reform law extended ________ restrictions to numerous agencies.

Accepted Answer

A)  whistle-blower 
B)  revolving-door 
C)  merit pay 
D)  patronage 
E)  sunset review 
A)  whistle-blower 
B)  revolving-door 
C)  merit pay 
D)  patronage 
E)  sunset review

Question 7

How does the Texas State Securities Board work to ensure the competitiveness of the state's economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can work to bring companies in line with federal laws on interstate trade. 
B)  By providing capital, it can assist small businesses in growing and diversifying. 
C)  Through its regulation, it can limit imports from other states to protect local industry. 
D)  By regulating the investment industry, it is able to protect Texas investors from fraud. 
E)  Through oversight and regulation, it prevents the creation of monopolies in Texas. 
A)  It can work to bring companies in line with federal laws on interstate trade. 
B)  By providing capital, it can assist small businesses in growing and diversifying. 
C)  Through its regulation, it can limit imports from other states to protect local industry. 
D)  By regulating the investment industry, it is able to protect Texas investors from fraud. 
E)  Through oversight and regulation, it prevents the creation of monopolies in Texas.

Question 8

Each state agency is largely free to set its own personnel policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When things go wrong in state government and problems go unresolved, there is a tendency to blame bureaucrats for

Accepted Answer

A)  excessive red tape, misdirected policies, and unfunded mandates. 
B)  mismanagement, incompetence, and unfunded mandates. 
C)  inefficiency, lazy employees, and the influence of special interests. 
D)  excessive red tape, mismanagement, and inefficiency. 
E)  excessive red tape, misunderstandings, and unfunded mandates. 
A)  excessive red tape, misdirected policies, and unfunded mandates. 
B)  mismanagement, incompetence, and unfunded mandates. 
C)  inefficiency, lazy employees, and the influence of special interests. 
D)  excessive red tape, mismanagement, and inefficiency. 
E)  excessive red tape, misunderstandings, and unfunded mandates.

Question 10

Lt.Governor Bob Bullock called the whistle-blower ordeal that the state endured

Accepted Answer

A)  "a black mark on the history of Texas." 
B)  "the finest moment in Texas history." 
C)  "a lesson well learned by the state of Texas." 
D)  "the best civics lesson we could ever have." 
E)  "a black eye for the reputation of Texas." 
A)  "a black mark on the history of Texas." 
B)  "the finest moment in Texas history." 
C)  "a lesson well learned by the state of Texas." 
D)  "the best civics lesson we could ever have." 
E)  "a black eye for the reputation of Texas."

Question 11

In 2010, the state of Texas spent approximately ________ per capita.

Accepted Answer

A)  $4,500 
B)  $3,700 
C)  $2,500 
D)  $1,700 
E)  $1,000 
A)  $4,500 
B)  $3,700 
C)  $2,500 
D)  $1,700 
E)  $1,000

Question 12

State agencies can

Accepted Answer

A)  regulate the allocation of natural resources, safeguard their quality, and create policy to deal with corporations, drillers, and public utilities. 
B)  regulate companies for fairness and competition, create new laws to improve fairness and competition, and audit other agencies. 
C)  provide operating subsidies to businesses and create policy to deal with companies, drillers, subsidies, and abatements. 
D)  create new laws to improve fairness and competition, require licenses for certain professions, and regulate companies for fairness and competition. 
E)  regulate the distribution and quality of natural resources, regulate companies for fairness and competition, and require licenses for certain professions. 
A)  regulate the allocation of natural resources, safeguard their quality, and create policy to deal with corporations, drillers, and public utilities. 
B)  regulate companies for fairness and competition, create new laws to improve fairness and competition, and audit other agencies. 
C)  provide operating subsidies to businesses and create policy to deal with companies, drillers, subsidies, and abatements. 
D)  create new laws to improve fairness and competition, require licenses for certain professions, and regulate companies for fairness and competition. 
E)  regulate the distribution and quality of natural resources, regulate companies for fairness and competition, and require licenses for certain professions.

Question 13

The legislature permitted performance reviews in order to promote

Accepted Answer

A)  efficiency and accountability. 
B)  people and provide accountability. 
C)  effective accounting audits. 
D)  whistle-blowers and reward them. 
E)  efficiency and reduce waste. 
A)  efficiency and accountability. 
B)  people and provide accountability. 
C)  effective accounting audits. 
D)  whistle-blowers and reward them. 
E)  efficiency and reduce waste.

Question 14

What is the bureaucracy and how does it serve the people of Texas? What are the characteristic of the bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

The bureaucracy in Texas refers to the a

Question 15

In most cases the Sunset Commission will propose that an agency be terminated or consolidated with another agency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 2010, Texas ranked forty-eighth among the states in per capita spending by state governments, despite the almost doubling of state spending in the last ten years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is sunset legislation and how does it work? How does the revolving door impact the bureaucracy? Should it be stopped through tighter regulations?

Accepted Answer

Sunset legislation is a type of law that

Question 18

State and local governments can regulate by offering operating subsidies to businesses, including

Accepted Answer

A)  unlimited tax breaks that are not subject to review by the legislature. 
B)  limited tax breaks subject only to the limitations of the county commissioners court. 
C)  tax breaks that are subject to limitations imposed by the legislature. 
D)  tax breaks that are subject to limitations imposed only by the city. 
E)  tax breaks that are issued to companies in compliance with city regulations. 
A)  unlimited tax breaks that are not subject to review by the legislature. 
B)  limited tax breaks subject only to the limitations of the county commissioners court. 
C)  tax breaks that are subject to limitations imposed by the legislature. 
D)  tax breaks that are subject to limitations imposed only by the city. 
E)  tax breaks that are issued to companies in compliance with city regulations.

Question 19

________ was an early step in restricting the revolving-door phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A)  The law that created the General Land Office ad prohibited any of its accountants from seeking employment in the oil industry 
B)  The 1991 HealthCare Accountability Act restricting employees of state health and welfare agencies from seeking employment with private health care companies 
C)  The law that created the Public Utility Commission and prohibited its employees from immediate employment in the utilities industry 
D)  Legislation passed in 1978 that cut the pension of any Texas Railroad Commission employee who sought employment in the railroad industry 
E)  Legislation drafted in the early 1980s preventing the senior management of any state agency from obtaining consulting jobs after retiring 
A)  The law that created the General Land Office ad prohibited any of its accountants from seeking employment in the oil industry 
B)  The 1991 HealthCare Accountability Act restricting employees of state health and welfare agencies from seeking employment with private health care companies 
C)  The law that created the Public Utility Commission and prohibited its employees from immediate employment in the utilities industry 
D)  Legislation passed in 1978 that cut the pension of any Texas Railroad Commission employee who sought employment in the railroad industry 
E)  Legislation drafted in the early 1980s preventing the senior management of any state agency from obtaining consulting jobs after retiring

Question 20

Each one of us comes into regular contact with organizations that can be defined as bureaucracies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

________ demanded that the Texas Department of Health crack down on deplorable conditions in nursing homes.

Politics has been eliminated in the hiring and promotion of public employees.

________ would be considered political patronage.

Explain why public employees are reluctant to "blow the whistle" on the actions of the agencies for which they work.Are protections for whistle-blowing a good thing? Defend your answer.

How successful has the sunset process been in Texas?

A 1991, ethics reform law extended ________ restrictions to numerous agencies.

How does the Texas State Securities Board work to ensure the competitiveness of the state's economy?

Each state agency is largely free to set its own personnel policies.

When things go wrong in state government and problems go unresolved, there is a tendency to blame bureaucrats for

Lt.Governor Bob Bullock called the whistle-blower ordeal that the state endured

In 2010, the state of Texas spent approximately ________ per capita.

State agencies can

The legislature permitted performance reviews in order to promote

What is the bureaucracy and how does it serve the people of Texas? What are the characteristic of the bureaucracy?

In most cases the Sunset Commission will propose that an agency be terminated or consolidated with another agency.

In 2010, Texas ranked forty-eighth among the states in per capita spending by state governments, despite the almost doubling of state spending in the last ten years.

What is sunset legislation and how does it work? How does the revolving door impact the bureaucracy? Should it be stopped through tighter regulations?

State and local governments can regulate by offering operating subsidies to businesses, including

________ was an early step in restricting the revolving-door phenomenon.

Each one of us comes into regular contact with organizations that can be defined as bureaucracies.

The social and economic milieu of texas politics

The texas constitution

Intergovernmental relationships

Interest groups and political power in texas

The mass media in texas politics

The party system in

Elections, campaigns, and political behavior

The texas legislature

The texas executive

The judicial system in texas

Local government in texas: cities, towns, counties, and special districts

Contemporary public policy issues in texas

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Exam 10: The bureaucracy and policy implementation

________ demanded that the Texas Department of Health crack down on deplorable conditions in nursing homes.

Politics has been eliminated in the hiring and promotion of public employees.

________ would be considered political patronage.

Explain why public employees are reluctant to "blow the whistle" on the actions of the agencies for which they work.Are protections for whistle-blowing a good thing? Defend your answer.

How successful has the sunset process been in Texas?

A 1991, ethics reform law extended ________ restrictions to numerous agencies.

How does the Texas State Securities Board work to ensure the competitiveness of the state's economy?

Each state agency is largely free to set its own personnel policies.

When things go wrong in state government and problems go unresolved, there is a tendency to blame bureaucrats for

Lt.Governor Bob Bullock called the whistle-blower ordeal that the state endured

In 2010, the state of Texas spent approximately ________ per capita.

State agencies can

The legislature permitted performance reviews in order to promote

What is the bureaucracy and how does it serve the people of Texas? What are the characteristic of the bureaucracy?

In most cases the Sunset Commission will propose that an agency be terminated or consolidated with another agency.

In 2010, Texas ranked forty-eighth among the states in per capita spending by state governments, despite the almost doubling of state spending in the last ten years.

What is sunset legislation and how does it work? How does the revolving door impact the bureaucracy? Should it be stopped through tighter regulations?

State and local governments can regulate by offering operating subsidies to businesses, including

________ was an early step in restricting the revolving-door phenomenon.

Each one of us comes into regular contact with organizations that can be defined as bureaucracies.

The social and economic milieu of texas politics

The texas constitution

Intergovernmental relationships

Interest groups and political power in texas

The mass media in texas politics

The party system in

Elections, campaigns, and political behavior

The texas legislature

The texas executive

The judicial system in texas

Local government in texas: cities, towns, counties, and special districts

Contemporary public policy issues in texas

Filters