Question 1

How does the bureaucracy measure up as a transparent democratic institution?

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The measurement of bureaucracy as a tran...

Question 2

Which of the following is not a constraint on bureaucracies?

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A)   Bureaucratic agencies do not control revenue
B)   Other institutions mandate goals
C)   Decisions must be made based on rules made elsewhere
D)   Bureaucracies have latitude on implanting policy goals.
E)   all of the aboveF) C) and D)
G) A) and D) D

Question 3

Agencies which have narrower responsibilities than cabinet departments are called

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A)   pre-cabinet departments.
B)   independent agencies.
C)   regulatory agencies.
D)   little-cabinet departments.
E)   spoils systems.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E) B

Question 4

Federal employees may not sign petitions for partisan candidates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Regulation refers to

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A)   making rules.
B)   performing routine tasks.
C)   implementation of policy.
D)   hiring employees.
E)   spending money.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

A federal employee who is also the treasurer of a local political club is violating the Hatch Act.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How does the president keep the bureaucracy under control?

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The President of the United States has s...

Question 8

How do specialization, hierarchy, and a system of formal rules both positively and negatively influence the performance of the bureaucracy?

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Specialization, hierarchy, and a system ...

Question 9

The civil service system replaced the spoils system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is a bureaucrat, what functions does a bureaucracy serve, and how is the federal bureaucracy structured? What does the federal workforce look like?

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A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucrac...

Question 11

Because laws passed by Congress tend to be vague, and, at times, a bit ambiguous, federal agencies are permitted a great deal of

Accepted Answer

A)   civil permissiveness.
B)   regulatory scope.
C)   implementation directives.
D)   administrative discretion.
E)   latitude in their budgetary expenditures.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 12

The term bureaucracy is rooted in an eighteenth-century French word.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The American bureaucracy has made major strides toward democratic accountability.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The principle of specialization means that specific tasks should be delegated to individuals who are related by blood to their immediate superiors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How is President Andrew Jackson referred to in the text?

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A)   as a conservative
B)   as a loyalist
C)   as nonpolitical
D)   as a populist
E)   as a liberalF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

What type of president requires a clear agenda of policy goals?

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A)   only Democratic Presidents
B)   only Republican Presidents
C)   only second-term presidents
D)   every president
E)   presidents do not really need clear agendas of policy goals.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C) D

Question 17

The heads of cabinet departments are called

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A)   department heads.
B)   presidential advisors.
C)   secretaries.
D)   bureau chiefs.
E)   staffers.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 18

Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws regardless of race?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

__________ is the president's power to name agency officials.

Accepted Answer

A)   Veto power
B)   Regulation
C)   Implementation
D)   Reorganization
E)   Appointment powerF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

________are clearly defined procedures governing the execution of all tasks within the jurisdiction of a given agency.

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A)   Hierarchies
B)   Spoil systems
C)   Bureaucracies
D)   Welfare states
E)   Formal rulesF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

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