4c Implementers and Regulators

Which of the following stages comes first in the policy-making process?

• agenda setting

• legitimation

• program evaluation

• implementation

Which of the following is an example of bureaucratic rule making?

• The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collecting back taxes with interest from citizens

• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) writing a regulation to support a clean water bill

• Congress passing legislation to establish the Department of Homeland Security

• The federal government listing a business opportunity on its Clearinghouse Web site for government contracts

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates delegated discretionary authority?

• Congress giving the Environmental Protection Agency the power to establish national pollution standards

• The chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce appointing the chair of the Environment subcommittee

• The House of Representatives establishing the jurisdiction for the Committee on Energy and Commerce

• The president nominating the attorney general of Ohio to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Which of the following is likely to occur as a result of new legislation regarding automobile safety?

• The Supreme Court will be asked to review the legislation annually.

• States will be empowered to begin automobile manufacturing.

• The Department of Transportation will be given discretionary authority to create auto regulations.

• Mandatory spending will be required in all future federal budgeting for the program.

The mission of the Department of Transportation is to ensure the safety and efficiency of the transportation system. The Department of Transportation has accepted public comments regarding the safety of automated vehicles in the United States in order to establish standards and guidelines for this new technology. Which of the following concepts is most related to the scenario?

• exclusive powers

• reserved powers

• delegated discretionary authority

• enumerated legislative authority

Cabinet members often do not have a dominant influence on presidential decision-making because

• cabinet members generally maintain close independent ties to Congress

• presidential goals often conflict with the institutional goals of individual cabinet-level agencies

• cabinet members are not permitted to disagree publicly with the President

• only half of all cabinet members can be members of the President's party

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are examples of

• a cabinet departments

• independent agencies

• congressional committees

• White House staff agencies

In general, independent regulatory commissions are created primarily for the purpose of

• supporting and helping cabinet-level departments

• proposing policy alternatives during periods of crisis

• regulating the activities of other bureaucratic agencies to ensure that they act in a fair and objective manner

• regulating certain industries to protect the public interest

A policy that sets emission standards for automobiles is an example of

• regulatory policy

• judicial policy

• fiscal policy

• monetary policy

Which of the following is responsible for the preparation of executive spending proposals submitted to Congress?

• Treasury Department

• Council of Economic Advisors

• Department of Commerce

• Office of Management and Budget