________ is when bureaucrats attempt to translate laws into specific rules and actions.
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Implementation
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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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Before the Civil Service Act of 1883, how were government appointments handled?
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Appointments were made on the basis of merit.
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There are approximately____ military personnel currently in the United States.
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1.4 million
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Approximately_____ percent of the nation's employed workforce are employees of state or local government.
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15
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An independent agency is an executive branch organization that
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is established by Congress but not part of a Cabinet-level department.
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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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Civil servants were given legal protection against being fired without a show of cause in order to
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cleanse bureaucracy of political interference while upgrading performance.
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What is the origin of most federal bureaus?
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Congress passes laws creating and funding most federal bureaus
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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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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 merit system is INACCURATE?
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Every member and official of a government agency has been appointed as part of the merit system.
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Which of the following statements about state and local government employment is most accurate?
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The number of state and local government employees has increased since 1950.
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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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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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________ is the primary mission of the State Department.
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Diplomacy
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Who has the 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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The Financial Stability Oversight Council was created by
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President Obama and Congress in 2010 to identify system-wide risks to the financial sector.
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What would be the most likely outcome if federal governmental officials were to cease all economic regulation?
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The marketplace would fall into chaos.
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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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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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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 bureaucracy work more effectively while Republican administrations have sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies.
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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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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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Which of the following is an agency created by Congress to assist in overseeing the federal bureaucracy?
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the Congressional Budget Office
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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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