Question 1

When the government sets limits on ingredients found in prescription medications or on factory emissions, this would be an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   A referendum
B)   Deregulation
C)   Gerrymandering
D)   Regulation
E)   An initiative

Question 2

A federal employee who was appointed by the president with the explicit task of carrying out the president's political and partisan agenda would be known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   A political appointee
B)   A merit system appointee
C)   A Pendleton Act employee
D)   A civil service employee
E)   A career civil servant

Question 3

Which of the following is accurate regarding the organization of the executive branch?

Accepted Answer

A)   An independent executive agency is not part of a cabinet department but still reports directly to the president, while a cabinet department exists outside the major departments and is tasked with making and implementing rules within a specific area.
B)   An independent executive agency is not part of a cabinet department but still reports directly to the president, while a government corporation exists outside the major departments and is tasked with making and implementing rules within a specific area.
C)   An independent executive agency is not part of a cabinet department but still reports directly to the president, while an independent regulatory agency exists outside the major departments and is tasked with making and implementing rules within a specific area.
D)   A government corporation is not part of a cabinet department but still reports directly to the president, while an independent executive agency exists outside the major departments and is tasked with making and implementing rules within a specific area.
E)   A government corporation is not part of a cabinet department but still reports directly to the president, while an independent regulatory agency exists outside the major departments and is tasked with making and implementing rules within a specific area.

Question 4

A large, complex organization in which employees have specific job responsibilities and work within a hierarchy of authority is called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   A cabinet
B)   A business
C)   A government
D)   A bureaucracy
E)   A commission

Question 5

Explain why presidents find the bureaucracy is not always as responsive as they might like.

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Question 6

The Social Security Administration, Small Business Administration, and the Smithsonian Institution are examples of what type of organization within the executive branch?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cabinet departments
B)   Independent executive agencies
C)   Independent regulatory agencies
D)   Government corporations
E)   Corporations subject to regulation

Question 7

Consider a situation in which Congress is not pleased with the direction taken by a federal agency. How can Congress punish or otherwise exert control over that agency?

Accepted Answer

A)   By cutting its budget
B)   By deflecting interest to another issue
C)   By confirming a nominee to a top agency post
D)   By implementing one of the agency's programs
E)   By asking for a pocket veto

Question 8

A president awarded a significant number of government jobs to political supporters. That president used what?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nepotism
B)   Political capital
C)   The spoils system
D)   The merit system
E)   The Pendleton system

Question 9

Describe the manner(s) in which Congress attempts to control the bureaucracy.

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Question 10

Describe the evolution of the civil service with particular emphasis on legislation that implemented reforms in government employment policies.

Accepted Answer

The evolution of the civil service has b...

Question 11

Which of the following is responsible for oversight of the national bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Presidential staff
B)   Congress
C)   Supreme Court
D)   Electoral College
E)   Central Intelligence Agency

Question 12

What can be said regarding the structure of a bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is structured horizontally.
B)   A bureaucracy is void of any structure.
C)   Its design is general, rather than specific.
D)   It fails to designate any reporting structure.
E)   It is structured hierarchically.

Question 13

When a president is elected who has a different party affiliation than the current president, the new president staffs the federal government with political supporters and friends. Which of the following does this describe?

Accepted Answer

A)   The civil service
B)   The merit system
C)   Weber's model of bureaucracy
D)   The spoils system
E)   Gerrymandering

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of privatization?

Accepted Answer

A)   The federal government contracts with a private firm to operate a youth detention center.
B)   A private business receives funding from the government to buy fair-trade products.
C)   The government requires a hospital to purchase liability insurance through a government agency.
D)   A public library receives a grant from the government to update its civics book collection.
E)   A private business is able to reduce its overall spending by outsourcing some production to a government agency.

Question 15

Discuss ways in which political participation and affiliation of federal employees has changed under the spoils system, the Hatch Act, and the 1993 Federal Employees Political Activities Act.

Accepted Answer

The spoils system, which was prevalent i...

Question 16

Which of the following statements best describes bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)   A bureaucracy is a large organization, structured hierarchically, that carries out specific functions.
B)   The bureaucracies work in a cyclical fashion with Congress to create and implement laws.
C)   Public bureaucracies serve the federal government.
D)   All public bureaucracies report to the president and operate under direction from his office.
E)   State bureaucracies provide financial assistance to the national bureaucracy.

Question 17

Discuss the challenges involved in implementing environmental regulations.

Accepted Answer

Implementing environmental regulations c...

Question 18

Explain the costs and benefits of the privatization of federal services.

Accepted Answer

The privatization of federal services ca...

Question 19

In 1870, the Office of the Attorney General, first set up in 1793, was transformed into which of the following to handle the legal business of the nation?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Attorney General
B)   Department of the Interior
C)   Department of Justice
D)   Department of Legal Affairs
E)   State Department

Question 20

In 1976, Congress enacted what legislation to increase transparency by requiring that government agencies hold open forums to allow the public to comment on their decisions, regulations, and performance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Freedom of Information Act
B)   Government in the Sunshine Act
C)   Hatch Act
D)   Pendleton Act
E)   Public Disclosure Act

Exam 13: The Executive Branch

When the government sets limits on ingredients found in prescription medications or on factory emissions, this would be an example of which of the following?

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Explain why presidents find the bureaucracy is not always as responsive as they might like.

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A president awarded a significant number of government jobs to political supporters. That president used what?

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Explain the costs and benefits of the privatization of federal services.

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Discuss the challenges involved in implementing environmental regulations.

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When a president is elected who has a different party affiliation than the current president, the new president staffs the federal government with political supporters and friends. Which of the following does this describe?

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A large, complex organization in which employees have specific job responsibilities and work within a hierarchy of authority is called which of the following?

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In 1870, the Office of the Attorney General, first set up in 1793, was transformed into which of the following to handle the legal business of the nation?

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What can be said regarding the structure of a bureaucracy?

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Which of the following statements best describes bureaucracy?

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Which of the following is accurate regarding the organization of the executive branch?

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Discuss ways in which political participation and affiliation of federal employees has changed under the spoils system, the Hatch Act, and the 1993 Federal Employees Political Activities Act.

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In 1976, Congress enacted what legislation to increase transparency by requiring that government agencies hold open forums to allow the public to comment on their decisions, regulations, and performance?

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A federal employee who was appointed by the president with the explicit task of carrying out the president's political and partisan agenda would be known as which of the following?

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Which of the following is responsible for oversight of the national bureaucracy?

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Consider a situation in which Congress is not pleased with the direction taken by a federal agency. How can Congress punish or otherwise exert control over that agency?

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Which of the following is an example of privatization?

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Describe the evolution of the civil service with particular emphasis on legislation that implemented reforms in government employment policies.

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The Social Security Administration, Small Business Administration, and the Smithsonian Institution are examples of what type of organization within the executive branch?

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Describe the manner(s) in which Congress attempts to control the bureaucracy.

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