PSC 142 Exam #2 (Fall 2019)

Which describes the ideal bureaucracy according to Max Weber?

Which of the following are considered major subdivisions of the federal bureaucracy, often advising the president?

Which of the following models best explains why bureaucratic agencies tend to push for more funding each year?

Which of the following officers in the Texas Plural Executive is responsible for enforcing state anti-trust laws?

The ________ established the merit system in the federal bureaucracy.

Which of the following is an example of a government corporation?

Both treaties and executive agreements require Senate approval before going into effect.

Under the spoils/patronage system, inefficiency and corruption were commonplace in the federal bureaucracy.

Which of the following is an unintended consequence of the rise of the primary and caucus system?

Which of the following officers in the Texas Plural Executive is responsible for forecasting state revenue?

The Freedom of Information Act of 1966 helps citizens exercise bureaucratic oversight by ________.

Which of the following is not considered a formal power of the president?

U.S. & Texas bureaucratic agencies regularly exercise executive, legislative, and judicial powers.

Which of the following officers in the Texas Plural Executive is responsible for inspecting market scales?

Two recent periods of large-scale bureaucratic expansion in the federal government were the _______.

The president can exert all of the following powers through the use of executive orders EXCEPT

The Texas bureaucracy consists of around 300 constitutionally and statutorily created agencies, boards, and commissions

The U.S. President, as commander in chief, has the power to declare war.

The concept of going public involves the president ________.

Oftentimes, there is a gap between the public's expectations, presidential promises, and presidential powers.

Beginning in the 20th century, there has been an unprecedented expansion in presidential powers.

The U.S. Constitution outlines the structure and functions of various federal bureaucratic agencies and departments.

Which of the following officers in the Texas Plural Executive is NOT chosen through at-large, statewide elections?

Modern presidents have been able to exert significant power over the federal bureaucracy to shape it to their desires.

Which of the following models best explains why government agencies often are inefficient?

The Texas governor may use the power of the line-item veto on any bill passed by the Texas legislature.

Which of the following is NOT a legislative power exercised by the Texas governor?

FDR created the ______, which contains several advisory bodies including the OMB, CEA, and NSC.

The "spoils system" allocated political appointments on the basis of ______.

When reformers speak of bureaucratic privatization at the federal or state level, they mean all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is not a mechanism used to promote accountability in the federal bureaucracy?

The governor is considered the head of the state bureaucracy and the most powerful Texas officeholder.