Exam Ex Branch

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Which of the following is NOT a method a president can use to control the bureaucracy? Options: request a congressional oversight hearing, appoint people to head an agency who share the presidentʹs goals and strategies, influence an agency’s recommended budget, issue executive orders or more informal requests

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request a congressional oversight hearing

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Congress tries to control the bureaucracy through…

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rewriting laws, controlling budgets and holding hearings

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An obstacle to the successful implementation of public policy is…

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unclear policy goals and poorly designed policies

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The parts of the federal bureaucracy with responsibility for different sectors of the economy, and making and enforcing rules designed to protect the public interest, are the..

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independent regulatory agencies

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Patronage is a hiring and promotion system based on…

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knowing the right people

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Which of the following statements about bureaucracies is FALSE? Bureaucracies are scarcely hinted at in the Constitution, Nothing better illustrates the complexity of modern government than its massive bureaucracies, How to manage and control bureaucracies is a central problem of democratic government.

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Bureaucratic power extends to every corner of American economic and social life

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Which of the following are cabinet departments of the bureaucracy?
I. Veterans Affairs
II. Agriculture
III. White House Counsel
IV. Transportation

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I. Veterans Affairs, II. Agriculture, IV. Transportation

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Which of the following is true of independent regulatory agencies? Options: They tend to have larger budgets than cabinet departments., They tend to be freer from presidential control than are cabinet departments., They are insulated from contact with interest groups., They are directly supervised by cabinet departments.

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They tend to be freer from presidential control than are cabinet departments.

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An advantage that bureaucrats in federal government have over the President in the policymaking process is that bureaucrats

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usually have a continuity of service in the executive branch that the President lacks

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An independent regulatory agency is usually governed by

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a small commission, usually with five to ten members, appointed by the president for fixed terms.