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1 Exam Name MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Max Weber identified which of the following as a characteristic of? A) red tape B) task specialization C) consensus making D) inefficiency E) transparency 2) The civil service system was introduced following passage of what law? A) the Administrative Procedures Act B) the Pendleton Act C) the Freedom of Information Act D) the Ethics in Government Act E) the Hatch Act 3) The largest organizational unit in the federal is a(n). A) commission B) agency C) department D) bureau E) corporation 4) refers to the authority of administrators in the federal to make choices concerning the best way to implement policies. A) Division of labor B) Adjudication C) Rule-making D) Discretion E) Independence 5) Cabinet secretaries are appointed by and confirmed by. A) the president; the Senate B) the Senate; the president C) the president; the House of Representatives D) the House of Representatives; the Supreme Court E) the president; the Supreme Court 6) Under the spoils system, who was awarded jobs in the federal? A) those who scored highest on aptitude tests B) those who previously served in the military C) those who did not affiliate with a political party D) those who helped candidates win election E) those who previously held elected office 7) are rules created by government agencies that determine how laws are implemented. A) Procedures B) Policies C) Regulations D) Statutes E) Standards 8) Those who believe that regulations on business and industry are too numerous and too complex are most likely to favor the policy of. A) deregulation B) iron triangles C) command-and-control systems D) incentive systems E) executive orders 9) Which Cabinet department did Congress create shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks? A) the Department of Anti-Terrorism B) the Department of Homeland Security C) the Department of Defense D) the Department of Intelligence E) the Department of Internal Affairs 10) Which of the following grants bureaucracies the authority to issue regulations? A) elections B) the General Accounting Office C) Congress D) the president E) the Internal Revenue Service 1

2 11) Who are the three main players in an iron triangle? A) bureaucratic agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees B) Congress, the president, and the courts C) the energy industry, the defense industry, and the Chamber of Commerce D) politicians, candidates, and bureaucrats E) businesses, interest groups, and political action committees 12) What is implementation? A) the development of rules governing the operation of a government program B) the process by which government agencies settle legal disputes C) the process by which a law or policy is put into practice D) a set of rules enforcing government agreements with private contractors E) a set of procedures executive branch agencies must follow when issuing rules 13) How does Congress exercise control over agencies and departments in the federal? A) by confirming appointees to key positions in federal agencies B) by issuing executive orders C) by issuing reports through the Office of Management and Budget D) by confirming appointees to key judicial positions E) by nominating appointees to key positions in federal agencies 14) Which of the following is an example of Max Weber's merit principle? A) hiring bureaucrats based on their ability to do the job B) hiring loyal partisans to serve in the C) evaluating political candidates based on work experience D) evaluating a policy proposal based on its benefits E) evaluating political candidates based on personal characteristics 15) Which of these statements about the is most accurate? A) Americans dislike bureaucrats. B) Bureaucracies are inefficient. C) The number of federal bureaucrats is increasing. D) Most federal bureaucrats work in Washington, D.C. E) Americans dislike bureaucracies. 16) The first step in obtaining a civil service job is usually. A) networking with civil service workers B) collecting job references C) taking a test D) donating to campaign coffers E) helping on a political campaign 17) How did the Pendleton Act reform the system of hiring and firing federal employees? A) It required hiring and firing decisions to be based on merit rather than partisan loyalty. B) It continued to allow hiring on the basis of merit, but made firing federal employees easier. C) It continued to allow hiring on the basis of partisan loyalty, but made firing federal employees more difficult. D) It allowed hiring on the basis of partisan loyalty, and made firing federal employees easier. E) It required hiring and firing decisions to be based on partisan loyalty rather than merit. 18) Which of the following best describes the policies related to firing federal civil servants? A) It is often difficult and time consuming to fire a civil servant. B) The president retains sole authority to hire and fire federal civil servants. C) The courts can fire civil servants for legal or political reasons. D) The Senate retains sole authority to hire and fire federal civil servants. E) Federal civil servants cannot be fired because they have life tenure. 2

3 19) What role is the Environmental Protection Agency taking when it sets limits on air pollution from power plants? A) adjudication B) deliberation C) intervention D) regulation E) oversight 20) How do government corporations differ from private companies? A) Government corporations perform activities that private companies cannot. B) Government corporations cannot sell stock, whereas private companies can. C) Government corporations cannot borrow money, whereas private companies can. D) Government corporations need less government oversight than private companies. E) Government corporations can borrow money, whereas private companies cannot. 21) How are independent regulatory commissions similar to independent executive agencies? A) Both are allowed to charge for their services. B) Both are part of the president's Cabinet. C) Both perform activities that private investors cannot. D) Both operate outside of executive department control. E) Both are headed by a single administrator. 22) Which of the following agencies is most removed from presidential and congressional control? A) the Social Security Administration B) the Department of Defense C) the Federal Reserve System D) the Department of Justice E) the Environmental Protection Agency 23) Which of the following statements best describes the president's influence over agency budgets? A) The president has final say over the budgets of independent agencies, but has no control of department budgets. B) The president has sole authority to determine executive administrative budgets. C) The president has final say over all department budgets, but has no control of the budgets of independent agencies. D) The president has no authority in the budgeting process. E) The president influences the initial budget proposal, but depends on Congress for appropriations of federal money. 24) How do departments differ from independent agencies? A) Department heads are appointed by the president; agency heads are not. B) Agencies are typically larger than and include several departments. C) Agency heads are part of the president's cabinet; department heads are not. D) Department heads are part of the president's cabinet; agency heads are not. E) Departments cover a wider range of functions than agencies. 25) What was the purpose of the Hatch Act? A) to promote transparency in the federal B) to limit congressional control of the federal C) to authorize greater use of discretion in bureaucratic decision-making D) to prohibit federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity E) to prohibit awarding government jobs based on partisan loyalty 3

4 26) What event served as a catalyst for the creation of the Pendleton Act? A) the expansion of the federal in the 1880s B) the growth of the Republican party in the 1880s C) the assassination of James Garfield in 1881 D) the economic depression of the 1890s E) the election of Rutherford B. Hayes in ) Under what circumstance are bureaucrats most likely to exercise discretion? A) when an agency is proposing legislation B) when an agency is creating environmental regulations C) when an agency is elevated to the status of a Cabinet department D) when an agency is under congressional investigation E) when an agency is implementing a law that contains ambiguity 30) What factor contributed to the growth of federal during the twentieth century? A) increased demands upon government during the Great Depression B) the passage of the Hatch Act in 1939 C) the creation of new congressional powers during World War II D) the creation of new presidential powers during World War II E) the elimination of the spoils system at the turn of the century 28) Which of the following is a primary goal of privatization or outsourcing? A) to provide services that the private sector cannot B) to improve the efficiency of public service delivery C) to expand the size of the federal D) to spur economic growth E) to strengthen government accountability 29) Why was the Voting Rights Act successful? A) because the policy required only minor changes in how states ran their elections B) because the policy was widely supported by policymakers and the public C) because it received nearly unanimous support in Congress D) because the policy was implemented slowly over time E) because the goals of the policy were clearly stated 4

5 Answer Key Testname: BUREAUCRACY QUIZ2016 1) B 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) A 6) D 7) C 8) A 9) B 10) C 11) A 12) C 13) A 14) A 15) E 16) C 17) A 18) A 19) D 20) A 21) D 22) C 23) E 24) D 25) D 26) C 27) E 28) B 29) E 30) A 5

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