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- 1. Multiple ChoiceExecutive orders are issued by…independent regulatory agenciesCongressany federal agency or departmentThe President
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a method a president can use to control the bureaucracy?request a congressional oversight hearingappoint people to head an agency who share the presidentʹs goals and strategiesinfluence an agency’s recommended budgetissue executive orders or more informal requests
- 3. Multiple ChoiceCongress tries to control the bureaucracy through…rewriting laws, controlling budgets and holding hearingsthe use of executive orders and appointmentsthe creation of iron trianglesdismissing members of the President’s cabinet
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIssue networks are…An informal and relatively open network of public officials, think tanks, political pundits and lobbyists who have a common interest in a given area and who are brought together by a proposed policy in that areathe relatively new television stations that specialize in political coveragetwo or more agencies that share regulatory power when a policy or regulation affects more than one regulatory bodythe same as ʺiron trianglesʺ
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAn obstacle to the successful implementation of public policy is…the failure of Congress to pass authorizing legislationthe over-specialization of civil service employeesunclear policy goals and poorly designed policiescompetition between the private and public sectors
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe parts of the federal bureaucracy with responsibility for different sectors of the economy, and making and enforcing rules designed to protect the public interest, are the..independent executive agenciesindependent regulatory agenciesgovernment corporationscabinet departments
- 7. Multiple ChoicePatronage is a hiring and promotion system based on…knowing the right peoplecivil service examstalent and skillthe Pendleton Act
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about bureaucracies is FALSE?Bureaucratic power extends to every corner of American economic and social lifeBureaucracies are scarcely hinted at in the ConstitutionNothing better illustrates the complexity of modern government than its massive bureaucraciesHow to manage and control bureaucracies is a central problem of democratic government
- 9. Multiple ChoiceConsidered as a single group, the Small Business Administration, the Small Business committees in the House and Senate, and small business advocacy groups are an example of...an iron trianglea conference committeea regulatory agencydual federalism
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA member of the president’s cabinet is said to have “gone native” when that cabinet member...resigns to take a position as a consultant to lobbying groupsaccepts bribes or expensive favors from businesses regulated by his or her departmentplaces his or her department’s priorities above the president’ssuggests merging his or her department into another executive department
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe spoils system of awarding civil service jobs was replaced by the merit system as a result of the...Pendleton Act of 1883National Industrial Recovery ActFair Labor Standards Act of 1961Truman Doctrine
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following are cabinet departments of the bureaucracy?
I. Veterans Affairs
II. Agriculture
III. White House Counsel
IV. TransportationI and IV onlyI, II, and IIII, II, and IVIII and IV only - 13. Multiple ChoiceThe Office of Management and Budget has the primary responsibility for doing which of the following?Implementing federal unemployment policyPreparing the budgetAppropriating funds for the budgetApproving the budget
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the best predictor of the Department of Education's annual budget?The preferences of the Chair of the Senate Finance CommitteeThe budget recommendations of the National Education AssociationThe number of children entering kindergartenThe size of the previous year's budget
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is true of independent regulatory agencies?They tend to have larger budgets than cabinet departments.They tend to be freer from presidential control than are cabinet departments.They are insulated from contact with interest groups.They are directly supervised by cabinet departments.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was passed to keep political views from impacting the performance of the federal bureaucracy?The Hatch ActThe Budget and Impoundment ActThe War Powers ActThe Judiciary Act
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAn advantage that bureaucrats in federal government have over the President in the policymaking process is that bureaucratscontrol the budgetary processhave an independence from the President that is guaranteed by the Constitutionusually have a continuity of service in the executive branch that the President lackshave better access to the media than does the President
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe fact that executive orders have been used at an increasing rate indicates which of the following?Executive orders speed up the process by which Congress passes legislationThe power of the president is growingThe president is using the power of persuasion to maintain party disciplineExecutive orders are a tactic used by the executive branch to challenge legislation the president opposes.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAn independent regulatory agency is usually governed bya single executive appointed by the Senate committee responsible for the agencyʹs oversight.members of the Senior Executive Service of the federal civil servicea small commission, usually with five to ten members, appointed by the president for fixed termsa small commission, usually with five to ten members, appointed by the president and subject to presidential firing.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the most important consideration in evaluating the power of a bureaucracy?The number of employees in it.The importance of its functionsThe amount of discretionary authority that its officials have.The extent to which its actions are supported by the public.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best describes how the text of the Constitution addresses the issue of granting regulatory power to bureaucrats?It allows transfer of congressional power during a declared war.It is silent on the matter.It allows transfer of congressional power with presidential approvalIt prohibits transfer of congressional power.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich cabinet department currently has the largest budget in the United States?DefenseTransportationEducationVeteran's Affairs
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements is NOT true?Bureaucrats shape public policy.Bureaucrats implement the will of Congress.Bureaucrats are not held accountable by federal courtsBureaucrats engage in rulemaking.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe MOST substantial control that Congress exerts on the bureaucracy is through its power topass laws.decide how much money will be appropriated for agency programs.approve an agency's appointees.order audits of agency activities.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe main job of federal bureaucrats is to...implement and regulate government policiescompete with the private sector for monopoly powerprotect the interests of their constituenciesadvise the president and Cabinet on internal affairs.
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