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Chapter 8 The Bureaucracy Online Text
Chapter 8 The Bureaucracy Online Text
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1
Which type of federal agency is free from the president's control?
the Cabinet
government corporations
regulatory commissions
independent agencies
2
Bureaucrats make laws.
True
False
3
Who has the power to create or dispose of a federal agency?
Congress
the President
the courts
4
All of the following are ways Congress has delegated power to agencies EXCEPT
paying subsidies (support) to farmers & schools)
giving money to state & local govts. (grants)
removing federal regulations
creating & enforcing regulations
5
The bureaucracy was the largest
in the 1980s-1990s.
from 1933-1945.
now.
in the 1970s.
6
About 30% of civil servants work in Washington D.C.
False
True
7
Another characteristic of model bureaucracies includes
all of the above
merit-based hiring
formal rules
chain of command
8
Working together, the 3 parts of the iron triangle set most government policies in the United States.
True
False
9
These agencies conduct business-like activities.
independent agencies
the Cabinet departments
government corporations
regulatory commissions
10
Most federal agencies are not independent and under the direction of
Congress
the President
11
Which statement is correct
the bureaucracy is all powerful
Only Congress directs the bureaucracy
Only 10% of bureaucrats are hired under the civil service system
bureaucrats carry out decisions that the President & Congress make
12
Congress has delegated authority to independent agencies.
False
True
13
Why is it so hard to reform the bureaucracy?
The American people can't decide what changes are needed.
The President doesn't have the will to change it.
Because the bureaucracy has two masters.
Congress has created the bureaucracy to be unchangeable.
14
The US Supreme Court ruled that the Hatch Act
put severe restrictions on bureaucrats
was constitutional
was unconstitutional
the Supreme Court never heard a case on the Hatch Act
15
This regulatory commission helps protect investors and regulates the stock market
the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed)
the Securities and Exchange Commission
the Federal Communications Commission
independent regulatory commissions
16
Which of the following are the components of the iron triangle?
interest groups, Congress, the President
congressional committees, agencies, the President
congressional committees, agency bureaucrats, interest groups
congressional committees, agencies, the people
17
Which of the following are the least independent of the President?
independent agencies
government corporations
regulatory commissions
the Cabinet
18
This event pushed Congress to reform the civil service.
the assassination of President Garfield
the Civil War
the New Deal
the assassination of President Lincoln
19
Which of the following is a suggestion for making civil servants more accountable for their work
make it easier to fire a bureaucrat
allow the President to fire bureaucrat for partisan reasons
None of the above
make it more difficult to fire a bureaucrat
20
Which of the following is a characteristic of model bureaucracies?
job specialization
a single administrator
undefined goals
patronage
21
This legislation reformed the hiring & made merit the basis for hiring federal employees.
the OPM
the Hatch Act
the Pendleton Act
22
Which commission regulates the nation's monetary policy?
the Federal Communications Commission
the Securities and Exchange Commission
the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed)
independent regulatory commissions
