Bureaucracy 1

The main job of federal bureaucrats is to...

• implement and regulate government policies
• compete with the private sector for monopoly power
• protect the interests of their constituencies
• advise the president and Cabinet on internal affairs.

Executive orders are issued by…

• independent regulatory agencies
• Congress 
• any federal agency or department
• The President 

Which of the following is NOT a method a president can use to control the bureaucracy?

• 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 

Congress tries to control the bureaucracy through…

• rewriting laws and budgets and holding hearings 
• the use of executive orders and appointments
• the creation of iron triangles
• dismissing members of the President’s cabinet 

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..

• independent executive agencies
• independent regulatory agencies
• government corporations
• cabinet departments 

Patronage is a hiring and promotion system based on…

• knowing the right people
• civil service exams
• talent and skill
• the Pendleton Act 

 Considered as a single group, the Small Business Administration, the Small Business committees in the House and Senate, and small business advocacy groups are an example of...

• an iron triangle
• a conference committee 
• a regulatory agency
• dual federalism

The spoils system of awarding civil service jobs was replaced by the merit system as a result of the...

• Pendleton Act of 1883
• National Industrial Recovery Act 
• Fair Labor Standards Act of 1961 
• Truman Doctrine

Which of the following was passed to keep political views from impacting the performance of the federal bureaucracy?

• The Hatch Act
• The Budget and Impoundment Act
• The War Powers Act 
• The Judiciary Act

Which of the following was passed to keep political views from impacting the performance of the federal bureaucracy?

• The Hatch Act
• The Budget and Impoundment Act
• The War Powers Act 
• The Judiciary Act