Congress passes laws creating and funding most federal bureaus
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________ is when bureaucrats attempt to translate laws into specific rules and actions.
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Implemention
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How are ambassadors chosen?
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they selected by the president, often as patronage for large campaign donations
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The National Park Service is ________.
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a government corporation
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One drawback of devolution is that
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the standard associated with particular programs become increasingly variable between states
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Which of the following statements about congressional oversight of the bureaucracy is most accurate?
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while 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
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What has been one of the greatest difficulties in establishing the new Department of Homeland Security?
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adjusting to the many different bureaucratic cultures now part of a single operation
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The Obama administration's campaign to make government more transparent
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Was jeopardized by Edward Snowden's leak of sensitive national security documents in 2013
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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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Democratic administrations have aimed to make the existing bureaucracies work more effectively while Republican administrations have sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies
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The Civil Service Act of 1883 attempted to pattern government hiring after practices found in ________.
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business
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The concept of oversight refers to the effort made by
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Congress to make executive agencies accountable for their actions
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Congress was attempting to strike a balance between the need for secrecy in national security and the right of individuals to know what their government is doing when it passed the ________ Act.
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Freedom of Information
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The Freedom of Information Act is designed to
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make more national security documents available to the public
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The ________ is the head of a cabinet department.
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secretary
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Which president was most concerned with managing and reorganizing the executive bureaucracy?
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Jimmy Carter
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The most visible indication of oversight is the
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use of public hearings before congressional committees and subcommittees
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Under the administration of ________, EPA officials claimed that they did not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gases.
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George W. Bush
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Which of the following is NOT a type of federal agency?
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state and local oversight
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Which of the following executive agencies was created by Congress in the aftermath of the financial crisis that began in 2008?
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the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Which one of the following agencies was created in 2005?
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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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Since the 1950s, compared with the entire workforce, the number of federal employees has ________.
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gradually declined
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Bureaucracy literally means ________.
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rule by offices and desks
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The first regulatory agencies Congress established were ________.
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independent regulatory commissions
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Which of the following statements about the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) is correct?
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Congress created the Fed in 1913
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Civil servants were given legal protection against being fired without a show of cause in order to
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cleanse bureacraucy of political interference while upgrading performance
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Which of the following is NOT a major role of bureaucracy?
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passing laws
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What is an independent agency?
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both c and d
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In 1996 ________ declared that "the era of big government is over."
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Bill Clinton
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________ policy concerns banks, credit, and currency.
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monetary
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Devolution describes a process through which
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the federal government is downsized by delegating the implementation of programs to state and local governments
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Before the Civil Service Act of 1883, how were government appointments handled?
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appointments were made to political supporters as part of the spoils system
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What was the mission of the National Performance Review?
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to reorganize the federal bureaucracy to make it more efficient, more accountable and less wasteful
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Which of the following is the most constitutionally essential way to make the bureaucracy responsible?
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congressional oversight
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The creation of the U.S. Northern Command was important because it
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breached the long-standing line between domestic law-enforcement and foreign military operations for the first time
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What was the chief bureaucratic flaw identified by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States?
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there was a lack of communication between the domestic and foreign security agencies
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Which one of the following is NOT a federal department entrusted with providing national security?
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Police
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________ occurs when the federal government passes authority to administer a program to state or local governments.
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Devolution
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The first regulatory agency was the ________, created by Congress in ________.
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Interstate Commerce Commission; 1887
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Which president's approach to the managerial presidency featured a deep belief in the importance of scientific expertise in government service?
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Barack Obama
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Which of the following is an agency created by Congress to assist it in overseeing the federal bureaucracy?
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the Office of White House Affairs
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What is a government corporation?
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it is an agency that performs and charges for services usually provided by the private sector
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Which of the following agencies is responsible for promoting the public welfare?
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all of the above
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Which of the following is true about the National Performance Review?
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the size of the federal workforce was reduced by about 10 percent
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Which of the following is the best description of an iron triangle?
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the stable relationship between a bureaucratic agency, a clientele group, and a legislative committee
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Which of the following is NOT a way in which Congress can exercise oversight?
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having members of Congress work part-time for a particular agency that is struggling to meet the demands Congress has placed on it
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________ is the primary mission of the State Department.
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Diplomacy
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Which of the following was a way in which President Obama attempted to uphold his campaign promise to reduce government secrecy?
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issuing an executive order designed to promote more rapid declassification of secret documents
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At its peak in ________, the federal bureaucracy had ________ employees, not including military personnel.
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1968; 3 million
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Who has authority to set interest rates and lending activities for the nation's banks?
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the Federal Reserve System
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Which of the following is an example of a revenue agency?
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the U.S Customs Service
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The use of taxing and spending powers to shape the economy is part of ________ policy.
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fiscal
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Public bureaucracies are powerful because
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legislatures, chief executives and the people delegate vast power to them to make sure a particular job is done
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The ________ administers the federal school lunch program.
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Department of Agriculture
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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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regulatory
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The National Park Service is ________
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part of the Department of Interior
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Which of the following is an independent agency?
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The greatest number of federal government professionals working abroad are under the authority of the Department of ________.
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Defense
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Privatization is a way to
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reduce government costs by relocating government programs to private groups or corporations
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