What is a government corporation?

b. It is an agency that performs and charges for services usually provided by the private sector.

a. Each department in the executive branch that is run by an individual with the title of Chief Executive Officer.

c. It is a private company, publicly traded, whose sole investor is the federal government.

d. It is a government agency whose sole function is to make a profit.

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is designed to

b. increase bureaucratic transparency and oversight of the executive branch.

a. lead to more litigation over bureaucratic policymaking.

c. reduce the total amount of paperwork the federal government imposes upon citizens.

d. expand the freedom of speech granted to government employees.

Which of the following employs the vast majority of the federal civilian workforce?

b. independent regulatory commissions

Deb Haaland was selected by President Biden and confirmed by the Senate to be the Secretary of the Interior. She entered the administration

d. through the Senior Executive Service.

Privatization is a way to

a. downsize government in that the workers provide goods and services are no longer counted as government bureaucracy.

b. recruit and retain talented employees in the career civil service.

c. reduce procedures that regulate government contracts.

d. eliminate the need for government officials to manage and oversee the private companies that carry out government work.

As a safeguard against political interference, merit-system employees

c. have legal protection against being fired without show of cause.

a. are awarded jobs based on campaign contributions.

b. are forbidden from working in the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

d. cannot reach top management ranks through the Senior Executive Service.

The most visible indication of political oversight of the bureaucracy is the

c. use of public hearings before congressional committees and subcommittees.

a. use of a unanimous Supreme Court opinion by the lower federal courts to generate public support for a particular policy.

b. use of the nullification power by the states to declare an act of the federal government unconstitutional.

d. size of the total national debt.

The development of the internet by ________ is an example of bureaucratic ________.

d. the U.S. Department of Defense; innovation

b. International Business Machines (IBM); innovation

c. the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); privatization

The Office of Management and Budget is an important instrument of presidential control because it reviews

d. most rules promulgated by federal agencies and helps the president put together the federal budget submitted annually to Congress.

a. the resumes of individuals who are nominated to serve as political appointees.

b. the president’s public speeches.

c. congressional decisions about what agencies legislators should oversee.

The 15 departments in the executive branch that constitute the majority of the federal bureaucracy and are headed by secretaries are

a. independent regulatory commissions.

c. independent administrations.

The Securities and Exchanges Commission is headed by a multimember board that includes nominees from the president (who cannot be fired by the president), as well as limits on the number of board members from the same party. This type of leadership structure achieves which of the following?

c. It creates a good deal of independence so that the agency can fulfil its mission with less political interference.

a. It ensures the executive can maintain strict control over the agency.

b. It shields the agency from any kind of oversight from Congress.

d. It allows the agency to become self-funding by devising its own taxation and other revenue-generating policies.

Proposed rules to implement a law are

a. open to comment by anyone who wishes to weigh in.

b. open to comment only by members of Congress.

c. open to comment only by other members of the federal bureaucracy.

d. not open to comment by anyone.

Fixed terms of office, especially long ones like the 14-year terms for the members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, tend to

b. diminish presidential control.

a. enhance presidential control.

The Tennessee Valley Authority sells power to residents of the Tennessee Valley area at a profit to support its operations. This is an example of a(n)

b. independent regulatory commission.

As a safeguard against political interference, merit-system employees

c. have legal protection against being fired without show of cause.

a. are awarded jobs based on campaign contributions.

b. are forbidden from working in the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

d. cannot reach top management ranks through the Senior Executive Service.

What is the origin of most federal bureaus?

c. Congress passes laws creating and funding most federal bureaus.

a. The Cabinet secretaries create most federal bureaus out of administrative necessity and convenience.

b. Most federal bureaus were explicitly described in Article II of the Constitution.

d. Most federal bureaus are created by executive order of the president.

Conferring Cabinet status on an agency

c. is a way for the president to signal the importance of an issue area.

a. decreases presidential control over the agency.

b. is a way for the president to limit the number of career civil servants in an agency.

d. decreases judicial control over the agency.

Suppose Congress is unhappy with the performance of the Department of Labor. Which of the following are legal options Congress can use to pressure the agency to make changes?

b. deny funding to the agency or pass legislation changing its duties

a. fire the Secretary of Labor and appoint a new head of the department

c. mandate that the Supreme Court abolish the agency

d. direct the Speaker of the House to fire the civil service staff of the Department of Labor and hire new workers instead

Why did the length of time required to develop an administrative rule grow from an average of 15 months to an average of more than 35 months over the last four decades?

d. There are now new procedures requiring more public notice, more public hearings, more cost-benefit analysis, and stronger legal obligations to prepare “environmental impact statements.”

a. The federal government is now required to allow the public to vote on all new rules during either a midterm congressional or presidential election.

b. The federal government must now consult all 50 state governments before implementing a rule.

c. The number of employees working in the federal government has grown dramatically, thereby increasing the number of people who must provide feedback on all new rules.

Which of the following is true about today’s federal bureaucrats?

a. The vast majority of federal employees work outside of Washington D.C.

b. The vast majority of federal employees work in the D.C. metropolitan area.

c. Only a small minority of federal employees are career civil servants.

d. Only a small minority of federal employees have a college or postgraduate degree.

The Department of Defense is headed by the Secretary of Defense. The Department of Defense is best categorized as a(n)

b. independent regulatory commission.

Marbury v. Madison is important for judicial oversight of the bureaucracy because the Supreme Court decision

a. held that the Court has final authority to judge the constitutionality of executive actions, whether taken by the president or the bureaucracy.

b. held that the “political question doctrine” prevents the Court from reviewing cases involving bureaucratic decision-making.

c. limited the Court’s authority to hear litigation over discriminatory actions taken by political appointees.

d. expanded the Court’s original jurisdiction to include all litigation involving the Department of Justice.

Congress passed the ________ to protect those reporting mismanagement or corruption from punishment by their colleagues or superiors.

a. Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989

b. Administrative Procedure Act of 1946

c. Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998

d. Freedom of Information Act of 1966

Before the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883, government appointments were made

c. to political supporters as part of a spoils system.

Presidents often use Cabinet secretary nominations to

b. make political statements or to send messages about their style of management.

a. create distance between themselves and the bureaucracy.

c. enhance congressional control of the executive departments.

d. respond to the Supreme Court’s decisions involving the Freedom of Information Act.

Congress designed inspectors generals to be

a. nonpartisan, independent organizations that investigate bureaucratic activities.

b. partisan organizations that help the president pursue his agenda.

c. secret organizations that award federal contracts.

d. judicial organizations that organize the federal government’s response to lawsuits.

Which of the following best describes federal contractors? *

b. The number of federal contractors exceeds the number of federal employees.

a. The number of federal contractors is far less than the number of federal employees.

c. Federal contractors always get their work as the result of a competitive bidding process.

d. Using federal contractors always leads to reduced costs.

Which component of the bureaucracy is the most responsive to the president?

a. Executive Office of the President

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following acts gives citizens the right to oversee the bureaucracy?

a. Freedom of Information Act

b. Fire Alarm Oversight Act

c. Regulatory Act

d. Executive Information Act

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which agency processes all federal rules and collects the budgets for all government agencies?

a. Congressional Budget Office

b. Executive Office of the President

c. Department of Treasury

d. Solicitor General

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The bureaucracy’s hierarchical structures and standardized procedures are intended to foster

a. the ability of political parties to make policy decisions.

b. equal treatment of citizens.

c. long waits for citizen services.

d. the ability of politicians to interfere with elections.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Over time, the number of appointed positions has

a. shrunk, increasing congressional influence over many agencies.

b. shrunk, decreasing congressional influence over many agencies.

c. grown, increasing presidential influence over many agencies.

d. grown, decreasing presidential influence over many agencies.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

________ is largest employer in the country and the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world.

a. Amazon

b. Walmart

c. Apple

d. The U.S. federal government

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Suppose the president is disappointed with the performance of the Department of Transportation. Among the following, which option is legally available to him?

a. appoint a different head of the Department of Transportation

b. fire the civil service staff of the department and replace them with new workers more in line with the administration’s political priorities

c. unilaterally defund the Department of Transportation and reassign its funding to a different agency

d. mandate that the Supreme Court eliminate that agency

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Congress frequently delegates legal implementation to the bureaucracy because

a. the president has much more power than Congress.

b. the Supreme Court has mandated it do so in McCulloch v. Maryland.

c. state governments are unreliable agents to implement policy.

d. bureaucracies employ people who have more specialized policy expertise than many members of Congress.

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The bureaucracy’s hierarchical structures and standardized procedures are intended to foster

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________ is largest employer in the country and the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world.

Suppose the president is disappointed with the performance of the Department of Transportation. Among the following, which option is legally available to him?

Congress frequently delegates legal implementation to the bureaucracy because

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