Question 1

Which of the following is the newest of the national government's 15 federal departments?

Accepted Answer

A)   Department of Energy
B)   Department of Education
C)   Department of Housing and Urban Development
D)   Department of Homeland Security
E)   Department of Veterans Affairs

Question 2

Those workers who do the work of government but don't get a government paycheck are known as ________ bureaucrats.

Accepted Answer

A)   silent
B)   covert
C)   stealth
D)   shadow
E)   All of these answers are correct.

Question 3

Which of the following was the first independent regulatory commission established by the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A)   Interstate Commerce Commission
B)   Food and Drug Administration
C)   Consumer Product Safety Commission
D)   General Services Administration
E)   Office of Personnel Management

Question 4

Which of the following is the second stage in the public policy cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)   agenda setting
B)   policy evaluation
C)   policy formulation
D)   policy approval
E)   policy implementation

Question 5

Based on studies cited by public administration and public policy scholar Charles Goodsell, which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   Most government employees are very motivated and hard workers.
B)   Most government employees are very unmotivated, lazy workers.
C)   Most government employees are motivated by higher salaries.
D)   Most government employees are motivated by shorter work hours.
E)   Most government employees have lower levels of formal education than employees in the private sector.

Question 6

According to Max Weber, bureaucracies possess which of the following features?

Accepted Answer

A)   division of labor and specialization of job tasks
B)   hiring systems based on worker competency
C)   hierarchy with a vertical chain of command
D)   standard operating procedures
E)   All of these answers are correct.

Question 7

Which of the following is a part of the agenda-setting stage of the public policy cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)   Elected officials place issues on their policy agendas.
B)   Interest groups identify members of Congress to introduce a policy proposal.
C)   Congress works to pass an authorization law.
D)   Elected officials establish a plan.
E)   All of these are part of the agenda-setting stage.

Question 8

All of the following are associated with the process in which the government contracts private businesses or organizations to provide public services EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   shadow bureaucrats.
B)   contracting-out.
C)   outsourcing.
D)   the plum book.
E)   privatizing.

Question 9

According to political scientists, how many stages are there in the public policy cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)   three
B)   four
C)   five
D)   six
E)   seven

Question 10

Who are SES bureaucrats, and how are they appointed to office?

Accepted Answer

Senior Executive Service (SES) bureaucra...

Question 11

Identify the five categories of executive branch organizations used by political scientists.

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Political scientists distinguish among f...

Question 12

Define bureaucrats and identify their key functions and roles.

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Bureaucrats are government employees at ...

Question 13

Federal civil servants can be fired for poor work quality, or

Accepted Answer

A)   belligerence.
B)   recalcitrance.
C)   misfeasance.
D)   malfeasance.
E)   nonfeasance.

Question 14

According to political scientists and the textbook, how many different categories of executive branch organizations are there?

Accepted Answer

A)   three
B)   four
C)   five
D)   six
E)   seven

Question 15

Which of the following is expected to make enough money to cover its own costs?

Accepted Answer

A)   independent regulatory commission
B)   cabinet department
C)   independent administrative agency
D)   executive office of the president
E)   government corporation

Question 16

According to research, all of the following are important characteristics of the best-performing bureaucracies, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   low levels of administrative discretion.
B)   clear language in the authorizing legislation.
C)   easily measured goals.
D)   high levels of support from elected officials.
E)   high levels of support from the public.

Question 17

What factor(s)  do political scientists use to distinguish among national bureaucrats?

Accepted Answer

A)   how much they earn
B)   only how they are hired
C)   only how they can be fired
D)   the length of their term
E)   how they are hired, and how they can be fired

Question 18

Which of the following statements about career civil servants in senior executive service positions is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   They can be moved from job to job.
B)   They give up job security for higher pay.
C)   They hold most of the top policy-related patronage positions.
D)   They can be moved between agencies.
E)   They are immune from firing except for misfeasance, nonfeasance, and malfeasance.

Question 19

Which of the following was one of the first laws designed to enhance federal bureaucratic accountability to the people?

Accepted Answer

A)   Federal Register
B)   Administrative Procedure Act
C)   Consumer Product Safety Act
D)   Sunshine Act
E)   American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Question 20

Which of the following refers to laws that provide plans of action to address societal concerns and identify the executive units that will put them into effect?

Accepted Answer

A)   appropriation laws
B)   dispensation bills
C)   authorization laws
D)   administrative discretions
E)   administrative adjudications

Exam 14: The Bureaucracy

Which of the following is expected to make enough money to cover its own costs?

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Who are SES bureaucrats, and how are they appointed to office?

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Based on studies cited by public administration and public policy scholar Charles Goodsell, which of the following statements is correct?

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According to Max Weber, bureaucracies possess which of the following features?

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Which of the following is the second stage in the public policy cycle?

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Define bureaucrats and identify their key functions and roles.

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According to research, all of the following are important characteristics of the best-performing bureaucracies, EXCEPT

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All of the following are associated with the process in which the government contracts private businesses or organizations to provide public services EXCEPT

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Which of the following was the first independent regulatory commission established by the federal government?

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Which of the following was one of the first laws designed to enhance federal bureaucratic accountability to the people?

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Which of the following statements about career civil servants in senior executive service positions is FALSE?

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Identify the five categories of executive branch organizations used by political scientists.

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Which of the following refers to laws that provide plans of action to address societal concerns and identify the executive units that will put them into effect?

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Federal civil servants can be fired for poor work quality, or

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Which of the following is the newest of the national government's 15 federal departments?

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What factor(s) do political scientists use to distinguish among national bureaucrats?

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According to political scientists and the textbook, how many different categories of executive branch organizations are there?

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Which of the following is a part of the agenda-setting stage of the public policy cycle?

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Those workers who do the work of government but don't get a government paycheck are known as ________ bureaucrats.

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According to political scientists, how many stages are there in the public policy cycle?

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