Question 1

The cabinet department with the largest number of full-time civilian employees is the Department of

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A)  State.
B)  Defense.
C)  Labor.
D)  Health and Human Services.
E)  Education.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Discuss the historical process by which the federal bureaucracy grew from its original size to its present size.

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Question 3

Identify the major ways that the bureaucracy is held accountable by Congress.

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Question 4

Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe the typical independent agency?

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A)  It has a more narrow area of responsibility than that of cabinet departments.
B)  Its head is appointed by an independent commission.
C)  It is divided into a number of smaller operating units.
D)  It exists independently of cabinet departments.
E)  Its head is appointed by the president.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Upon reaching Congress,what first happens to the president's budget proposal?

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A)  It is subjected to floor debate.
B)  It goes to the House and Senate budget committees.
C)  It is reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.
D)  It is marked up by the full Senate before moving to the House.
E)  It is referred to the House and Senate appropriations committees.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Federal regulatory agencies have responsibility primarily in the area of

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A)  economic policy.
B)  social welfare policy.
C)  foreign and defense policy.
D)  law enforcement policy.
E)  environmental policy.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following agencies or departments is likely to have strong allies from a group of particular states in Congress?

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A)  the Department of Defense
B)  the Central Intelligence Agency
C)  the Environmental Protection Agency
D)  the Department of Agriculture
E)  the Federal Trade CommissionF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Discuss three major sources of bureaucratic power.

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Question 9

Federal civil service employees cannot legally

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A)  be fired from their jobs.
B)  go on strike.
C)  belong to a union.
D)  be restricted in their election activities.
E)  contribute to political campaigns.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

How has the Government Accountability Office's role changed?

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A)  It has acquired wide judicial and adjudication powers to deal with inter-agency disputes.
B)  It has changed from a presidential-executive support agency to largely a congressional support agency.
C)  It has been given broader powers over time to actually grant additional funds or take away funds directly from agencies.
D)  It has had its broad powers limited from general oversight down to keeping track of agency spending.
E)  It has moved from a limited role of keeping track of agency spending to also monitoring whether the agency is implementing policies in the way Congress intended.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 11

Identify four of the five major types of organizations within the federal bureaucracy,and give examples of each.

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The five major types of organizations wi...

Question 12

In terms of holding the bureaucracy accountable,the most important unit within the Executive Office of the President is the

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A)  Office of Policy Development.
B)  Office of Management and Budget.
C)  Council of Economic Advisors.
D)  White House Office.
E)  Office of the Vice President.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 13

The chief way that administrative agencies exercise power over policy is through

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A)  rulemaking,or deciding how a law will operate in practice.
B)  judicial interpretation,or mandating the constitutionality or unconstitutionality of a new statute.
C)  hiring and firing government personnel in the name of efficiency and effectiveness.
D)  testifying before Congress on the merits or demerits of a proposed regulation or law.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 14

Amtrak is an example of a(n)

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A)  cabinet department.
B)  government corporation.
C)  independent agency.
D)  regulatory agency.
E)  presidential commission.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Most federal employees are hired on the basis of

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A)  merit criteria.
B)  patronage.
C)  previous job experience in the private sector.
D)  the personal preferences of immediate supervisors.
E)  a lottery system.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following is true of federal employees and labor unions?

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A)  Federal employees are prohibited from forming labor unions.
B)  Federal employees can form labor unions,but their unions by law have limited authority.
C)  There are no restrictions on the creation and powers of labor unions by federal employees.
D)  Among federal employees,only members of federal corporations can legally form labor unions.
E)  Federal employees can form labor unions but are not allowed to participate in collective bargaining.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

What is the federal bureaucracy's main function?

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Question 18

When it was developed during the Jackson administration,the patronage system was designed to

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A)  provide jobs to merit appointees.
B)  tie the administration more closely to the people it served.
C)  increase congressional control of the bureaucracy.
D)  increase judicial control of the bureaucracy.
E)  provide jobs to lawyers.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 19

What is the "agency point of view"? Why is it important?

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Bureaucrats look to their agency's inter...

Question 20

Legally,the bureaucracy derives general authority for its programs from

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A)  acts of Congress.
B)  federalism.
C)  regulatory rulings.
D)  court rulings.
E)  the will of the people.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Exam 13: The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

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