Question 1

At the start of the annual budget cycle,the OMB assigns each agency a budget limit based on

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A)  the president's directives.
B)  its own projections of what is affordable.
C)  the Justice Department's instructions.
D)  Congressional guidelines.
E)  the guidelines of the Commerce Department.

Question 2

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.

Question 3

About three in every five managerial and professional positions in the federal bureaucracy are held by

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A)  women.
B)  white males.
C)  African Americans.
D)  Latino Americans.
E)  Asian Americans.Essay Questions

Question 4

When an individual believes that he or she was improperly disadvantaged by a bureaucrat's decision and contests the decision,the dispute is usually handled by

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A)  an administrative law judge.
B)  a congressional oversight committee.
C)  a federal appeals court.
D)  a departmental or agency adjudication office.
E)  the Supreme Court.

Question 5

Congress oversees the bureaucracy by using

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A)  sunset provisions.
B)  the Government Accounting Office.
C)  oversight hearings.
D)  all of these: sunset provisions,the Government Accounting Office,and oversight hearings.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 6

The administrative concept of neutral competence holds that the bureaucracy should

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A)  be staffed by people chosen on the basis of ability and do its work fairly on behalf of all citizens.
B)  stay out of conflicts between Congress and the president.
C)  be structured on the basis of the principles of specialization,hierarchy,and formal rules.
D)  not allow in-fighting between agencies.
E)  be staffed by partisan presidents.

Question 7

The president can hire about _____ full-time partisan employees to help him or her implement the presidential agenda.

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A)  60
B)  150
C)  400
D)  600
E)  2,000

Question 8

In promoting their agency's goals,bureaucrats rely on

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A)  their expert knowledge.
B)  the backing of the president and Congress.
C)  the support of clientele groups.
D)  all of these: their expert knowledge;the backing of the president and Congress;and the support of clientele groups.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 9

The courts have tended to support administrators as long as their agencies

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A)  choose rules that save money.
B)  can apply a reasonable interpretation of a statute.
C)  follow what the president demands of them.
D)  have adequate funding.
E)  don't come into conflict with state governments.

Question 10

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 Commission

Question 11

In the late 1800s,rapid economic growth placed new demands on the federal government and led it to

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A)  create new federal departments built around economic interests.
B)  establish the Senior Executive Service.
C)  reorganize the cabinet in order to make it the center of economic policy making.
D)  both create new federal departments built around economic interests,and establish the Senior Executive Service.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 12

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.

Question 13

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

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Question 14

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

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The president can hold the bureaucracy a...

Question 15

Studies have found that the U.S.federal bureaucracy

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A)  becomes far less effective as it grows over time.
B)  is much less accountable than the bureaucracies of European democracies.
C)  compares favorably in performance to government bureaucracies elsewhere.
D)  is one of the least representative of minorities compared to others worldwide.
E)  falls far short of the effectiveness of most foreign bureaucracies.

Question 16

Policy implementation refers to the bureaucratic function of

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A)  carrying out decisions made by Congress,the president,and the courts.
B)  regulating the distribution of funds to individuals and corporations.
C)  delegating legislative authority to smaller operating units of the bureaucracy.
D)  both regulating the distribution of funds to individuals and corporations,and delegating legislative authority to smaller operating units of the bureaucracy.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 17

Compared to the president and Congress,the bureaucracy

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A)  is held in higher esteem by the public.
B)  is authorized by a constitutional amendment rather than by the original Constitution.
C)  has a more direct impact on the daily lives of Americans.
D)  has changed very little during the nation's history.
E)  is more easily controlled by the voters.

Question 18

Which of the following is a principle of bureaucratic organization?

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A)  hierarchical authority
B)  job specialization
C)  formalized rules
D)  hierarchical authority,job specialization,and formalized rules
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 19

Regulatory agencies have

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A)  administrative,legislative,and judicial functions.
B)  legislative and executive functions,but no judicial functions.
C)  adjudicative and law enforcement functions.
D)  multilateral,law enforcement,and executive functions.
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 20

As distinct from the patronage system,the merit system for managing the bureaucracy

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A)  allows the president to appoint top officials of executive agencies,thus making the bureaucracy more responsive to election outcomes.
B)  provides for presidential leadership of the bureaucracy,thus giving it greater coordination and direction.
C)  provides for a neutral administration in the sense that civil servants are not partisan appointees,thus ensuring evenhanded work.
D)  provides that all programs will be evaluated regularly to determine whether they merit continued funding.
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Exam 13: The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

Which of the following is a principle of bureaucratic organization?

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The president can hire about _____ full-time partisan employees to help him or her implement the presidential agenda.

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

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

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In the late 1800s,rapid economic growth placed new demands on the federal government and led it to

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Federal regulatory agencies have responsibility primarily in the area of

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The courts have tended to support administrators as long as their agencies

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When an individual believes that he or she was improperly disadvantaged by a bureaucrat's decision and contests the decision,the dispute is usually handled by

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Congress oversees the bureaucracy by using

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At the start of the annual budget cycle,the OMB assigns each agency a budget limit based on

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About three in every five managerial and professional positions in the federal bureaucracy are held by

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