3.3/3.4: The Budget and Federal Bureaucracy Quiz

The budget crisis of 1995 that led to the shutdown of government for 27 days is an example of what?

• Gridlock
• Poor representation
• Standard practice
• Winner take all elections

Which of the following is an independent federal regulatory agency?

• U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
• FBI
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Department of Veterans Affairs

Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of passing the annual federal budget?

• Federal agencies submit their budget requests directly to Congress.
• The Office of Management and Budget reviews the budget requests of the various federal agencies.
• The appropriations committees in the House and the Senate consider the proposed budget.
• The budget committees in the House and Senate consider the proposed budget.
• The president signs or vetoes the various appropriations bills passed by Congress.

In which of the following ways did the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 change federal bureaucracy?

• It established limits on the length of time that civil service employees can be employed by the same agency.
• It provided for the selection of most government employees based on a competitive exam rather than political affiliation
• It required that presidents appoint equal number of Republicans and Democrats to civil service positions
• It exempted the appointments of cabinet secretaries from Senate confirmation

What typically happens to the federal bureaucracy when a new president takes office?

• Top administrators are kept but most bureaucrats are replaced
• Top administrators are replaced but most bureaucrats are kept
• Top administrators and bureaucrats are replaced
• Top administrators and bureaucrats are kept

Spending and taxing decisions of congress and the president are defined as...

• Monetary Policy
• Power of the Purse
• Fiscal Policy
• Currency Policy

Who controls the US monetary policy?

• The President
• Congress
• The Secretary of Treasury
• The Federal Reserve Board

Who is responsible for the creation of independent agencies?

• The appropriate Executive Department
• The President
• The US Senate
• Congress

Which of the following is true about government's tax policy?

• Current tariffs generate more government revenue than any other tax.
• over 50% of government tax revenue is generated by payroll taxes.
• Income tax is the primary revenue generator for the US government today.
• Income tax is not Constitutionally protected

Which of the following statements is true regarding the government spending?

• Mandatory spending makes up 27% of the government's total spending
• Defense spending makes up the largest percentage of the government's discretionary spending.
• Discretionary spending makes up 73% of the government's total spending
• Entitlement programs are the largest percentage of the government's discretionary spending.