Bureaucracy Review

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All of the following are examples of governmental bureaucratic agencies EXCEPT: Cabinet, Budget agencies, government corporations, independent executive agencies

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Budget agencies

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What are the two biggest federal bureaucracy offices?

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Department of Defense and US Postal Service

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What is the term for using entrance exams and promotions ratings to get people with talent and skill?

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civil service

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How many Departments are in the federal government?

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15

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What are government corporations?

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Government organizations that have to pay-as-they-go like the Post Office and Amtrak

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What federal law protects individuals who publicly report government misconduct from being punished?

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The 2012 Whistleblower Act

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What political term describes trading loyalty for jobs and contracts?

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Patronage

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What does the fourth branch of government refer to?

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The federal bureaucracy

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What act depoliticized the civil service by prohibiting department heads from compelling their workers to campaign for their reelection?

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Hatch Act 1939

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True or False: the Federal Bureaucracy has the ability to oversee Congress

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False