CH 8 Review

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What legislation limited the role of the courts in the bureaucratic process?

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Administrative Procedure Act of 1946

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Why do civil service employees usually stay in the same department for their entire career?

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The specialization required for the job makes switching departments unlikely.

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What is the Federal Register?

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a publication containing all federal regulations

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Bureaucrats are also known as ______.

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civil servants

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Which statement is true regarding the relationship between the Constitution and the federal bureaucracy? Options: Article IV of the Constitution provides specific rules for the operation of the federal bureaucracy., The Constitution specifies five departments that may exist., The Bill of Rights created the bureaucracy., The Constitution is ambiguous in its references to the federal bureaucracy.

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The Constitution is ambiguous in its references to the federal bureaucracy.

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What are strategies federal agencies use to thrive and survive in the context of congressional and presidential review?

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building groups of supporters from citizens

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What is a common strategy for high-level bureaucrats caught between a president’s agenda and an organizations’ priorities?

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stalling

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Which reform corrected patronage and corruption within the federal bureaucracy?

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Pendleton Act

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What is the purpose of neutral competence?

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to depoliticize the bureaucracy

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Which piece of legislation allows citizens to obtain copies of most public records?

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Freedom of Information Act