Question 1

Which of the following is a good example of a revenue agency?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Federal Reserve System 
B)  the Agricultural Extension Service 
C)  the U.S. Customs Service 
D)  the Securities and Exchange Commission 
E)  the U.S. Department of Revenue 
A)  the Federal Reserve System 
B)  the Agricultural Extension Service 
C)  the U.S. Customs Service 
D)  the Securities and Exchange Commission 
E)  the U.S. Department of Revenue

Question 2

The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002 as a response to 9/11.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The ______ is the center of military policy and management.

Accepted Answer

A)  Joint Chiefs of Staff 
B)  National Security Agency 
C)  Central Intelligence Agency 
D)  Department of Homeland Security 
E)  Department of Defense 
A)  Joint Chiefs of Staff 
B)  National Security Agency 
C)  Central Intelligence Agency 
D)  Department of Homeland Security 
E)  Department of Defense

Question 4

Describe the organizational structure of the federal bureaucracy. What are the differences between departments, agencies, and bureaus? Explain the lines of authority within the executive branch. How is the federal bureaucracy staffed, and how has this changed since the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The organizational structure of the fede

Question 5

The National Park Service is

Accepted Answer

A)  part of the Department of the Interior. 
B)  part of the Department of Agriculture. 
C)  part of the Department of Energy. 
D)  an independent agency. 
E)  a government corporation. 
A)  part of the Department of the Interior. 
B)  part of the Department of Agriculture. 
C)  part of the Department of Energy. 
D)  an independent agency. 
E)  a government corporation.

Question 6

One drawback of devolution is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the standards associated with particular programs become increasingly rigid and hard to enforce. 
B)  the standards associated with particular programs become increasingly variable between states. 
C)  Congress is removed completely from the United States' foreign policy process. 
D)  programs become much more difficult to budget. 
E)  states have a much harder time implementing programs than the federal government does. 
A)  the standards associated with particular programs become increasingly rigid and hard to enforce. 
B)  the standards associated with particular programs become increasingly variable between states. 
C)  Congress is removed completely from the United States' foreign policy process. 
D)  programs become much more difficult to budget. 
E)  states have a much harder time implementing programs than the federal government does.

Question 7

Which of the following is the most constitutionally essential way to make the bureaucracy responsible?

Accepted Answer

A)  more efficient executive management 
B)  further devolution 
C)  congressional oversight 
D)  more administrative courts 
E)  more government regulation 
A)  more efficient executive management 
B)  further devolution 
C)  congressional oversight 
D)  more administrative courts 
E)  more government regulation

Question 8

Independent agencies are important components of Cabinet departments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is not a major role of bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  implementing laws 
B)  enforcing laws 
C)  issuing rules 
D)  promoting the public welfare 
E)  passing laws 
A)  implementing laws 
B)  enforcing laws 
C)  issuing rules 
D)  promoting the public welfare 
E)  passing laws

Question 10

A bureau charged with putting restrictions and obligations on individuals or corporations in the private sector is called a ______ agency.

Accepted Answer

A)  redistributive 
B)  police 
C)  regulatory 
D)  fiscal 
E)  clientele 
A)  redistributive 
B)  police 
C)  regulatory 
D)  fiscal 
E)  clientele

Question 11

Individual members of Congress can discover questions of public responsibility when engaged in

Accepted Answer

A)  a filibuster. 
B)  constituent case work. 
C)  activities related to the work of a conference committee. 
D)  a party caucus. 
E)  a markup session. 
A)  a filibuster. 
B)  constituent case work. 
C)  activities related to the work of a conference committee. 
D)  a party caucus. 
E)  a markup session.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Fed was established by George Washington and Alexander Hamilton in 1793. 
B)  Congress created the Fed in 1913. 
C)  The Fed was established in 1933, during the famous "Hundred Days" of the New Deal. 
D)  Richard Nixon established the Fed in 1969 as an attempt to gain more White House control over monetary policy. 
E)  The Fed was established by Herbert Hoover as a weak attempt at warding off the Great Depression. 
A)  The Fed was established by George Washington and Alexander Hamilton in 1793. 
B)  Congress created the Fed in 1913. 
C)  The Fed was established in 1933, during the famous "Hundred Days" of the New Deal. 
D)  Richard Nixon established the Fed in 1969 as an attempt to gain more White House control over monetary policy. 
E)  The Fed was established by Herbert Hoover as a weak attempt at warding off the Great Depression.

Question 13

______ is the primary mission of the State Department.

Accepted Answer

A)  Military protection 
B)  Diplomacy 
C)  International aid 
D)  Transnational commerce 
E)  National security 
A)  Military protection 
B)  Diplomacy 
C)  International aid 
D)  Transnational commerce 
E)  National security

Question 14

By the 1980s, the average length of time it took to develop and implement an administrative rule was

Accepted Answer

A)  two weeks. 
B)  one month. 
C)  thirty-five to forty months. 
D)  four years. 
E)  six months. 
A)  two weeks. 
B)  one month. 
C)  thirty-five to forty months. 
D)  four years. 
E)  six months.

Question 15

Which of the following interest groups is generally considered the most powerful group today?

Accepted Answer

A)  AARP 
B)  AFL-CIO 
C)  NAACP 
D)  LULAC 
E)  NRA 
A)  AARP 
B)  AFL-CIO 
C)  NAACP 
D)  LULAC 
E)  NRA

Question 16

In order to change the level of national economic activity and defend the value of the dollar in international trade, the federal government

Accepted Answer

A)  frequently requests voluntary contributions to the Treasury Department from businesses and private individuals. 
B)  imposes tariffs on all goods imported to the United States. 
C)  enforces spending cuts on state government agencies. 
D)  manipulates interest rates. 
E)  lowers the amount of money that states can legally collect from sales and income taxes. 
A)  frequently requests voluntary contributions to the Treasury Department from businesses and private individuals. 
B)  imposes tariffs on all goods imported to the United States. 
C)  enforces spending cuts on state government agencies. 
D)  manipulates interest rates. 
E)  lowers the amount of money that states can legally collect from sales and income taxes.

Question 17

Which of the following statements best characterizes the government's spending on federal contracts in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  The amount of spending on federal contracts has remained the same since 2000. 
B)  The amount of spending on federal contracts has decreased steadily since 2000. 
C)  The amount of spending on federal contracts has increased steadily since 2000. 
D)  The amount spent on federal contracts declined between 2000 and 2005 but has dramatically increased since 2005. 
E)  The amount spent on federal contracts increased between 2000 and 2005 but has dramatically decreased since 2005. 
A)  The amount of spending on federal contracts has remained the same since 2000. 
B)  The amount of spending on federal contracts has decreased steadily since 2000. 
C)  The amount of spending on federal contracts has increased steadily since 2000. 
D)  The amount spent on federal contracts declined between 2000 and 2005 but has dramatically increased since 2005. 
E)  The amount spent on federal contracts increased between 2000 and 2005 but has dramatically decreased since 2005.

Question 18

The ratio of federal employees to the total United States workforce has gone up in the last half century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is not a way in which Congress can exercise oversight?

Accepted Answer

A)  individual constituency case work 
B)  committee hearings and investigations 
C)  budgeting process 
D)  government agencies such as the GAO and the CBO 
E)  having members of Congress work part-time for a particular agency that is struggling to meet the demands Congress has placed on it 
A)  individual constituency case work 
B)  committee hearings and investigations 
C)  budgeting process 
D)  government agencies such as the GAO and the CBO 
E)  having members of Congress work part-time for a particular agency that is struggling to meet the demands Congress has placed on it

Question 20

Iron triangles disappeared as a result of the Civil Service Act of 1883.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Bureaucracy in a Democracy

Which of the following is a good example of a revenue agency?

The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002 as a response to 9/11.

The ______ is the center of military policy and management.

Describe the organizational structure of the federal bureaucracy. What are the differences between departments, agencies, and bureaus? Explain the lines of authority within the executive branch. How is the federal bureaucracy staffed, and how has this changed since the nineteenth century?

The National Park Service is

One drawback of devolution is that

Which of the following is the most constitutionally essential way to make the bureaucracy responsible?

Independent agencies are important components of Cabinet departments.

Which of the following is not a major role of bureaucracy?

A bureau charged with putting restrictions and obligations on individuals or corporations in the private sector is called a ______ agency.

Individual members of Congress can discover questions of public responsibility when engaged in

Which of the following statements about the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) is correct?

______ is the primary mission of the State Department.

By the 1980s, the average length of time it took to develop and implement an administrative rule was

Which of the following interest groups is generally considered the most powerful group today?

In order to change the level of national economic activity and defend the value of the dollar in international trade, the federal government

Which of the following statements best characterizes the government's spending on federal contracts in recent years?

The ratio of federal employees to the total United States workforce has gone up in the last half century.

Which of the following is not a way in which Congress can exercise oversight?

Iron triangles disappeared as a result of the Civil Service Act of 1883.

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