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13 The Bureaucracy

Quiz by Mark Stegall

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  • Q1
    Presidents are often not satisfied with the departments within the Cabinet because __________.
    the individuals who fill these jobs are selected by the secretary of that department and they are not under the president’s direction or control
    the secretary for each department has been selected by Congress and the appointee’s goals might differ from the president’s agenda
    below the top level of the departments, the staff is made up of permanent employees who are committed to established programs and procedures and resist change
    individuals below the secretary are constantly changing, with most staff members remaining at the job for a maximum of eight months
    30s
  • Q2
    Sunshine laws require agencies to __________.
    conclude work after five years unless Congress grants the agency an extension
    conduct their business regularly in public session
    hold at least half of their public meetings outside of Washington, DC
    fill at least 40 percent of upper-level positions within an agency with females or ethnic minorities
    30s
  • Q3
    Supporters of the acquisitive model argue that the size of the federal bureaucracy is a result of __________
    the growing liberal wing of the Democratic party that has fought to increase the number of government services
    the constant involvement of the United States in foreign wars, thus necessitating a large military–industrial bureaucracy
    bureaucrats who are budget minimizers, who efficiently and dispassionately determine whether new funding opportunities are worthwhile
    bureaucrats who are budget maximizers, who never pass up a chance to increase their own funding
    30s
  • Q4
    The spoils system can be viewed as __________.
    a successful alternative to the Weberian model
    the major problem of the federal bureaucracy today
    a means of ensuring the best and the brightest holding positions in government
    a system of patronage
    30s
  • Q5
    Which government body is responsible for oversight of the national bureaucracy?
    Central Intelligence Agency
    ElectoralCollege
    Supreme Court
    Congress
    30s
  • Q6
    The Whistleblower Protection Act __________.
    established the General Accounting Office to investigate complaints of waste
    states that allegations made by whistleblowers will be handled by existing offices within the Justice Department
    provides for the investigations of complaints by an independent agency, the Office of Special Counsel
    created ombudsman positions in most federal agencies to monitor government waste
    30s
  • Q7
    Which model of bureaucracy explains that individual advancement is supposed to be based on merit rather than political connections?
    merit model
    Weberian model
    acquisitive model
    monopolistic model
    30s
  • Q8
    Which statement regarding privatization is most accurate?
    The use of vouchers as a form of privatization has been deemed unconstitutional because it violates the commerce clause.
    Privatization is related to sunset laws because services are often turned over to the private sector rather than being completely eliminated.
    The concept of privatization refers to the replacement of federal government services with state or local government services.
    Supporters of privatization argue that some services can be provided more efficiently by the private sector.
    30s
  • Q9
    The major difference between independent regulatory agencies and independent executive agencies is that __________.
    independent executive agencies are directly controlled by the judicial branch of the federal government
    independent executive agencies are more likely to be included as part of the iron triangle
    independent executive agencies only report to Congress
    independent executive agencies are subject to the authority of the president to a greater degree than independent regulatory agencies
    30s
  • Q10
    The merit system refers to __________.
    the selection and promotion of government employees on the basis of examinations
    a process of selecting policies based on their value
    a system of checks on Congress intended to prevent discrimination
    a system that was used for hiring bureaucrats under Andrew Jackson
    30s
  • Q11
    Issue networks are __________.
    communications between the president and interest groups
    an alliance that may contain scholars, interest groups, executive agency staff, and legislative staff members
    news organizations that explore how government programs affect common people
    websites set up by Congress to solicit public opinion
    30s
  • Q12
    A line organization can best be described as an __________.
    independent commission that does not answer to the president
    agency that is part of the legislative branch
    agency that reports directly to the president
    a group of Americans that is concerned about the efficiency of the government
    30s
  • Q13
    Which statement about political appointees is most accurate?
    Political appointees are often unsatisfied with their job given the salary tends to be lower than workers in the private sector.
    In recent years, less than 10 percent of federal employees have been fired for incompetence.
    A political appointee will serve from the beginning of a president’s term until a new appointee is transitioned following the next election.
    The average term of service for a political appointee is less than two years.
    30s
  • Q14
    The difference between an issue network and an iron triangle is that __________.
    issue networks involve conflict between the members related to an issue while iron triangles are often viewed as achieving compromise among the members
    the iron triangle has been eliminated through bipartisan agreement on legislation and replaced by the issue network
    divided government has been pressured by citizens and interest groups resulting in the collapse of the issue network
    the iron triangle has become obsolete with the end of the Cold War while the issue network has greater importance because of terrorist threats
    30s
  • Q15
    An advantage that bureaucrats in federal government have over the president in the policy-making process is that bureaucrats __________.
    control the budgetary process
    typically have better access to the media than does the president
    usually have a continuity of service in the executive branch that the president lacks
    have an independence from the president that is guaranteed by the Constitution
    30s

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