Question 1

When the federal government passes authority to administer a program down to state or local governments, it is called

Accepted Answer

A)  deregulation. 
B)  devolution. 
C)  termination. 
D)  privatization. 
E)  implementation. 
A)  deregulation. 
B)  devolution. 
C)  termination. 
D)  privatization. 
E)  implementation.

Question 2

Since the 1970s, the federal government has established no new regulatory programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is not part of the Justice Department?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Civil Rights division 
B)  the Antitrust division 
C)  the Internal Revenue Service 
D)  Criminal division 
E)  Tax division 
A)  the Civil Rights division 
B)  the Antitrust division 
C)  the Internal Revenue Service 
D)  Criminal division 
E)  Tax division

Question 4

What is an independent agency?

Accepted Answer

A)  an agency that was not created by a law passed by Congress 
B)  an agency whose budget comes from outside funding 
C)  an agency that is not part of any Cabinet department 
D)  an agency that is not part of the government 
E)  an agency entirely created by the president, independent of congressional action 
A)  an agency that was not created by a law passed by Congress 
B)  an agency whose budget comes from outside funding 
C)  an agency that is not part of any Cabinet department 
D)  an agency that is not part of the government 
E)  an agency entirely created by the president, independent of congressional action

Question 5

What was the government trying to accomplish when it called for the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act to create an additional database that would record contractors who have legal or contract violations?

Accepted Answer

A)  provide adequate government oversight for an increasingly expanding force of independent contractors 
B)  create a national database to make it easier for the government to collect tax revenues from government contractors 
C)  create a national database to make sure that government contractors do not have any conflicts of interest with high-ranking public officials 
D)  create a better system so that the government can find contractors to perform government jobs more quickly 
E)  increase the number of contractors available to work for the government 
A)  provide adequate government oversight for an increasingly expanding force of independent contractors 
B)  create a national database to make it easier for the government to collect tax revenues from government contractors 
C)  create a national database to make sure that government contractors do not have any conflicts of interest with high-ranking public officials 
D)  create a better system so that the government can find contractors to perform government jobs more quickly 
E)  increase the number of contractors available to work for the government

Question 6

The different agencies of the executive branch can be grouped according to the different kinds of services they provide. Describe the three main categories of agencies. What kinds of services do they provide? Give some examples of each.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The different agencies of the executive branch...

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

Ronald Reagan's inability to dismantle the Department of Education reflects the power of

Accepted Answer

A)  the merit system. 
B)  iron triangles. 
C)  the Federal Register. 
D)  devolution. 
E)  separation of powers. 
A)  the merit system. 
B)  iron triangles. 
C)  the Federal Register. 
D)  devolution. 
E)  separation of powers.

Question 9

The most visible indication of oversight is the

Accepted Answer

A)  use of a unanimous Supreme Court opinion by the lower federal courts to generate public support for a particular policy. 
B)  use of the nullification power by the states to declare an act of the federal government unconstitutional. 
C)  use of public hearings before congressional committees and subcommittees. 
D)  budget deficit. 
E)  using the Congressional Budget Office to report on how much particular legislation is going to cost the American taxpayer. 
A)  use of a unanimous Supreme Court opinion by the lower federal courts to generate public support for a particular policy. 
B)  use of the nullification power by the states to declare an act of the federal government unconstitutional. 
C)  use of public hearings before congressional committees and subcommittees. 
D)  budget deficit. 
E)  using the Congressional Budget Office to report on how much particular legislation is going to cost the American taxpayer.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a key strategy used to promote bureaucratic reform?

Accepted Answer

A)  reinventing government 
B)  termination 
C)  devolution 
D)  regulation 
E)  privatization 
A)  reinventing government 
B)  termination 
C)  devolution 
D)  regulation 
E)  privatization

Question 11

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 12

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 13

According to the text, which of the following is not a department responsible for promoting the public welfare?

Accepted Answer

A)  Department of Health and Human Services 
B)  Department of State 
C)  Department of the Interior 
D)  Department of Veterans Affairs 
E)  National Park Service 
A)  Department of Health and Human Services 
B)  Department of State 
C)  Department of the Interior 
D)  Department of Veterans Affairs 
E)  National Park Service

Question 14

The controversy over the Patriot Act reveals the complications of balancing

Accepted Answer

A)  national security with the civil liberties of individuals. 
B)  the flexibility of the president with the oversight of state governors. 
C)  the needs of domestic security with the commitments of international treaties. 
D)  the goals of diplomacy with the needs of bureaucratic expertise. 
E)  the authority of the president with the power of Congress. 
A)  national security with the civil liberties of individuals. 
B)  the flexibility of the president with the oversight of state governors. 
C)  the needs of domestic security with the commitments of international treaties. 
D)  the goals of diplomacy with the needs of bureaucratic expertise. 
E)  the authority of the president with the power of Congress.

Question 15

Which of the following was forced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Commission to recall several car models after identifying problems with their gas pedal accelerators?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ford 
B)  Honda 
C)  Toyota 
D)  GM 
E)  Lexus 
A)  Ford 
B)  Honda 
C)  Toyota 
D)  GM 
E)  Lexus

Question 16

Bureaucracies must be rendered accountable by the president and Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The main mission of the State Department is diplomacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

______ 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 19

Which of the following is not a clientele agency?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Internal Revenue Service 
B)  the Department of Veterans Affairs 
C)  the Department of Education 
D)  the Social Security Administration 
E)  the Department of Agriculture 
A)  the Internal Revenue Service 
B)  the Department of Veterans Affairs 
C)  the Department of Education 
D)  the Social Security Administration 
E)  the Department of Agriculture

Question 20

The USA PATRIOT Act

Accepted Answer

A)  stated Congress's approval of the invasion of Afghanistan. 
B)  allows the attorney general to detain any foreigner suspected of posing a threat to internal security. 
C)  grants authority over immigration cases to the Defense Department. 
D)  gave the Justice Department jurisdiction over all prisoners taken in Afghanistan. 
E)  restricted the government's ability to use wiretaps and issue search warrants. 
A)  stated Congress's approval of the invasion of Afghanistan. 
B)  allows the attorney general to detain any foreigner suspected of posing a threat to internal security. 
C)  grants authority over immigration cases to the Defense Department. 
D)  gave the Justice Department jurisdiction over all prisoners taken in Afghanistan. 
E)  restricted the government's ability to use wiretaps and issue search warrants.

When the federal government passes authority to administer a program down to state or local governments, it is called

Since the 1970s, the federal government has established no new regulatory programs.

Which of the following is not part of the Justice Department?

What is an independent agency?

What was the government trying to accomplish when it called for the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act to create an additional database that would record contractors who have legal or contract violations?

The different agencies of the executive branch can be grouped according to the different kinds of services they provide. Describe the three main categories of agencies. What kinds of services do they provide? Give some examples of each.

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

Ronald Reagan's inability to dismantle the Department of Education reflects the power of

The most visible indication of oversight is the

Which of the following is not a key strategy used to promote bureaucratic reform?

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

One drawback of devolution is that

According to the text, which of the following is not a department responsible for promoting the public welfare?

The controversy over the Patriot Act reveals the complications of balancing

Which of the following was forced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Commission to recall several car models after identifying problems with their gas pedal accelerators?

Bureaucracies must be rendered accountable by the president and Congress.

The main mission of the State Department is diplomacy.

______ is the primary mission of the State Department.

Which of the following is not a clientele agency?

The USA PATRIOT Act

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

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Congress

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Exam 14: Bureaucracy in a Democracy

When the federal government passes authority to administer a program down to state or local governments, it is called

Since the 1970s, the federal government has established no new regulatory programs.

Which of the following is not part of the Justice Department?

What is an independent agency?

What was the government trying to accomplish when it called for the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act to create an additional database that would record contractors who have legal or contract violations?

The different agencies of the executive branch can be grouped according to the different kinds of services they provide. Describe the three main categories of agencies. What kinds of services do they provide? Give some examples of each.

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

Ronald Reagan's inability to dismantle the Department of Education reflects the power of

The most visible indication of oversight is the

Which of the following is not a key strategy used to promote bureaucratic reform?

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

One drawback of devolution is that

According to the text, which of the following is not a department responsible for promoting the public welfare?

The controversy over the Patriot Act reveals the complications of balancing

Which of the following was forced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Commission to recall several car models after identifying problems with their gas pedal accelerators?

Bureaucracies must be rendered accountable by the president and Congress.

The main mission of the State Department is diplomacy.

______ is the primary mission of the State Department.

Which of the following is not a clientele agency?

The USA PATRIOT Act

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Courts

Filters