Exam 13: Executives and Bureaucracies

A) ambitions to run for president at some point in the future
B) an independent source of funding for his or her department
C) significant experience working with Congressional committees
D) ideas about policy that are at odds with the leadership of his or her party

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A) The Pope,in most cases,serves until death.
B) The Roman Catholic Church controls vast wealth.
C) The Roman Catholic Church has a clear chain of command.
D) The Roman Catholic Church is very old and has very deep traditions.

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A) someone adept at media relations
B) someone who seems like a regular person
C) someone with a large amount of legislative experience
D) someone with the energy to oversee the activities of a large number of subordinates

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A) accepting that he or she is relatively powerless over policy-making outcomes
B) believing that he or she can solve all of the country's major problems singlehandedly
C) believing that he or she needs to be the hardest working person in the entire government
D) accepting that he or she does not need to abide by the same moral code as everyone else

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A) giving him direct control over every major executive agency
B) ensuring that his administration was well organized and efficient
C) convincing the public that he was an expert on every important issue
D) ensuring that he did not have to make every decision for his administration

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A) the central role played by the vice president
B) the public's perception of how important it is
C) the level of expertise generally held by its members
D) the amount of control the chief executive exercises over its structure

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A) They resulted in significant changes to Russian society.
B) They required a high level of management to carry out.
C) They distributed privileges unequally throughout society.
D) They required expertise available only from foreign advisors.

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A) Cabinet ministers work hard.
B) A majority of the workforce in many countries works for the bureaucracy.
C) Cabinet ministers work hard to maintain and expand their departmental budget.
D) The public tends to value the skills of bureaucrats more than the promises of politicians.

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A) presidential aide
B) cabinet minister
C) legislative committee
D) member of the upper house

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A) Britain
B) France
C) Prussia
D) Russia

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A) The American presidency has grown too powerful.
B) Legislative deadlock necessitates an activist presidency.
C) The U.S.Constitution expects too much of the president.
D) Executive privilege is an essential feature of the checks and balances system.

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A) It is more despised by the public.
B) It is stronger and more entrenched.
C) It is more vulnerable to downsizing.
D) It is more easily controlled by elected officials.

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A) establishing clear consequences for dissent
B) protecting bureaucrats from frivolous lawsuits
C) making bureaucrats more accountable to voters
D) creating a sense of uniformity and predictability

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A) directly elected by the voters
B) more powerful than the prime minister
C) a source of overlap between the executive and legislative branches
D) kept small to ensure that the legislature exercises most policy-making power

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A) a lawyer with years of private-sector experience in a single field
B) a longtime politician who has displayed loyalty to his or her party
C) a successful entrepreneur with political connections to the ruling party
D) a longtime advisor of the prime minister who hopes to run for office someday

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A) Bureaucratic regulation of private behavior is kept to a minimum.
B) Political officials have an easy time reigning in the power of bureaucracies.
C) Corrupt bureaucrats receive understanding and forgiveness from the public.
D) Members of the bureaucracy enjoy privileges that are not available to most citizens.

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A) the legislative check on executive power
B) the reluctance of presidents to share power
C) the stability of the American political system
D) the anti-government sentiment of the American public

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