Question 1

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) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

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) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 3

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) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 4

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.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 5

Congress oversees the bureaucracy by using

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A)  sunset provisions.
B)  the Government Accounting Office.
C)  the Congressional Budget Office.
D)  all of these: sunset provisions,the Government Accounting Office,and the Congressional Budget Office.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

What is the federal bureaucracy's main function?

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Question 7

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.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

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.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

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

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Question 10

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

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Question 11

Which of the following is a principle of bureaucratic organization?

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A)  hierarchical authority
B)  job specialization
C)  formalized rules
D)  both hierarchical authority and formalized rules
E)  All these answers are correct.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

The two main systems of bureaucratic employment are the patronage and merit systems.Describe their respective goals and the major problems associated with each system.

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The patronage system was designed to mak...

Question 13

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) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

Why does the head of the Social Security Administration (SSA) have less policy influence than the head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ?

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A)  because the SSA operates under limiting guidelines than cannot be altered based on circumstances
B)  because the SSA budget is much smaller than the FTC budget
C)  because the SSA is an independent agency and the FTC is a presidential commission
D)  because the SSA has fewer clientele groups than the FTC
E)  because the SSA affects a smaller portion of the population than FTC policiesF) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 15

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) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Bureaucrats tend to follow

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A)  the wishes of the president.
B)  the wishes of Congress.
C)  their own agency's point of view.
D)  the expectations of the general public.
E)  the wishes of federal judges.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Bureaucracy is best characterized in terms of

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A)  inefficiency,inflexibility,and red tape.
B)  hierarchy,specialization,and rules.
C)  honesty,efficiency,and patronage.
D)  corruption,incompetence,and spoils.
E)  waste,red tape,and lack of rules.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

Regulatory agencies have

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A)  executive,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 these answers are correct.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ,the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ,and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are

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A)  all agencies within cabinet departments.
B)  all independent agencies.
C)  respectively,an independent agency,an agency within a cabinet department,and a regulatory agency.
D)  two cabinet departments and a regulatory agency.
E)  respectively,an agency within a cabinet department,an independent agency,and a regulatory agency.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 20

The National Performance Review addressed which of the following issues about the bureaucracy?

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A)  responsiveness
B)  accountability
C)  efficiency
D)  all these issues: responsiveness,accountability,and efficiency
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Exam 13: The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

Why does the head of the Social Security Administration (SSA) have less policy influence than the head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ?

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Bureaucracy is best characterized in terms of

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The two main systems of bureaucratic employment are the patronage and merit systems.Describe their respective goals and the major problems associated with each system.

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Compared to the president and Congress,the bureaucracy

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Congress oversees the bureaucracy by using

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What is the federal bureaucracy's main function?

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

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

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

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The National Performance Review addressed which of the following issues about the bureaucracy?

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Legally,the bureaucracy derives general authority for its programs from

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Which of the following is a principle of bureaucratic organization?

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