Question 1

The different agencies of the executive branch can be grouped according to the different kinds of services they provide. Describe the three main categories of agencies. What kinds of services do they provide? Provide some examples of each.

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Question 2

What is the origin of most federal bureaus?

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A)   Congress passes laws creating and funding most federal bureaus.
B)   The Cabinet secretaries create most federal bureaus out of administrative necessity and convenience.
C)   Most federal bureaus were explicitly described in Article II of the Constitution.
D)   Most federal bureaus are created by executive order of the president.

Question 3

There are approximately ________ military personnel currently in the United States.

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A)   100,000
B)   600,000
C)   900,000
D)   1.4 million D

Question 4

Public bureaucracies are powerful because

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A)   they are not subject to control by the president or Congress.
B)   their actions cannot be overturned or challenged by courts.
C)   they have the power of both "the purse" and "the sword."
D)   legislatures, chief executives, and the people delegate vast power to them to make sure a particular job is done.

Question 5

Privatization is a way to

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A)   shrink the federal budget by selling government services or property in the private sector.
B)   reduce government costs by relocating government programs to private groups or corporations.
C)   reduce big government by doing without some of the programs it once provided.
D)   increase the government's role by purchasing private companies.

Question 6

The concept of oversight refers to the effort made by

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A)   Congress to make executive agencies accountable for their actions.
B)   the president to make Congress accountable for its actions.
C)   the courts to make the legislative and executive branches responsible for their actions.
D)   the states to make the federal government responsible for its actions.

Question 7

Approximately ________ percent of the nation's employed workforce are employees of state or local government.

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A)   1
B)   5
C)   15
D)   33

Question 8

A bureau charged with putting restrictions and obligations on individuals or corporations in the private sector is called a ________ agency.

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A)   redistributive
B)   regulatory
C)   fiscal
D)   clientele

Question 9

Which of the following is an agency created by Congress to assist in overseeing the federal bureaucracy?

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A)   the Congressional Budget Office
B)   the Congressional Office on Legislative Affairs
C)   the Office of Management and Budget
D)   the Congressional Oversight Office

Question 10

Which of the following statements about congressional oversight of the bureaucracy is most accurate?

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A)   The number of oversight hearings has decreased over time as the bureaucracy has expanded.
B)   Although the number of oversight hearings has increased over time as the bureaucracy has expanded, the extent of oversight does depend somewhat on which party controls the White House.
C)   The number of oversight hearings has remained constant over time despite the fact that bureaucracy has expanded.
D)   Oversight has been eliminated as a result of a 2012 Supreme Court decision.

Question 11

Which of the following executive agencies was created by Congress in 2010?

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A)   the Federal Reserve Board
B)   the Department of Housing and Urban Development
C)   the Council of Economic Advisers
D)   the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Question 12

At its peak in ________, the federal bureaucracy had ________ employees, not including military personnel.

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A)   1936; 6 million
B)   1968; 3 million
C)   1996; 8 million
D)   2005; 10 million

Question 13

The Internet was created by

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A)   Apple.
B)   International Business Machines (IBM) .
C)   the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAS
A)  .
D)   the Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Question 14

Which of the following statements about the Department of Health and Human Services is most accurate?

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A)   It oversees Medicaid.
B)   It has no influence over Medicare.
C)   It is under the direct administrative control of the National Institutes of Health.
D)   It administers Social Security. A

Question 15

During the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, ________ federal agencies or programs were terminated.

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A)   0
B)   10
C)   156
D)   849

Question 16

Bureaucracy literally means

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A)   rule by offices and desks.
B)   control of the anonymous.
C)   next window please.
D)   government by the people.

Question 17

________ is when bureaucrats attempt to translate laws into specific rules and actions.

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A)   Adjudication
B)   Regulation
C)   Deregulation
D)   Implementation D

Question 18

The Financial Stability Oversight Council was created by

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A)   President Roosevelt in 1939 to reduce unemployment and increase public-sector job opportunities.
B)   President Obama and Congress in 2010 to identify system-wide risks to the financial sector.
C)   Congress in 1965 to counter the influence of the growing influence of the Office of Management and Budget.
D)   President Reagan in 1980 to study the causes of inflation and make policy recommendations to reduce it.

Question 19

Which of the following statements best describes how recent administrations have approached the issue of bureaucratic reform?

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A)   Republican administrations have aimed to make the existing bureaucracy work more effectively while Democratic administrations have sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies.
B)   Democratic administrations have aimed to make the existing bureaucracy work more effectively while Republican administrations have sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies.
C)   Both Democratic and Republican administrations have rejected the idea of reducing bureaucracy and have aimed to make existing bureaucracy work more effectively.
D)   Both Democratic and Republican administrations have given up on trying to make the existing bureaucracy function more effectively and instead sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies.

Question 20

The greatest number of federal government professionals working abroad are under the authority of the Department of

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A)   State.
B)   Defense.
C)   Commerce.
D)   Homeland Security.

Exam 11: Bureaucracy

The different agencies of the executive branch can be grouped according to the different kinds of services they provide. Describe the three main categories of agencies. What kinds of services do they provide? Provide some examples of each.

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What is the origin of most federal bureaus?

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There are approximately ________ military personnel currently in the United States.

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Public bureaucracies are powerful because

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Privatization is a way to

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The concept of oversight refers to the effort made by

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Approximately ________ percent of the nation's employed workforce are employees of state or local government.

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A bureau charged with putting restrictions and obligations on individuals or corporations in the private sector is called a ________ agency.

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Which of the following is an agency created by Congress to assist in overseeing the federal bureaucracy?

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Which of the following statements about congressional oversight of the bureaucracy is most accurate?

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Which of the following executive agencies was created by Congress in 2010?

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At its peak in ________, the federal bureaucracy had ________ employees, not including military personnel.

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The Internet was created by

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Which of the following statements about the Department of Health and Human Services is most accurate?

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During the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, ________ federal agencies or programs were terminated.

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Bureaucracy literally means

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________ is when bureaucrats attempt to translate laws into specific rules and actions.

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Which of the following statements best describes how recent administrations have approached the issue of bureaucratic reform?

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