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Bureaucracy Review

Authored by Erin Chisholm

Social Studies

12th Grade

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Bureaucracy Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the primary funciton of a federal bureaucracy?

To create laws

To implement and enforce policies

To interpret laws in courts

To approve executive orders

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of discretionary authority within the bureaucracy?

To allow Congress to delegate lawmaking powers to states

To reduce the power of the federal government

To enable agencies to determine how laws will be enforced

To prevent political appointees form influencing policymaking

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a common mechanism Congress uses to hold bureaucratic agencies accountable?

Oversight hearings

Judicial appointments

Legislative veto

Executive orders

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in overseeing federal agencies?

To develop the federal budget and monitor agency performance

To write laws for the agencies

To approve Supreme Court rulings

To appoint agency leaders

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of rule-making authority exercised by a federal agency?

Congress passing a new tax law

The President issuing an executive order

The Supreme Court ruling on a case

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) setting emissions standards

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a "check" the President has on the federal bureaucracy?

Declaring laws unconstitutional

Appointing agency heads

Drafting legislation

Setting congressional agendas

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can the judiciary hold the bureaucracy accountable?

By overssing agency funding

By issuing injunctions against agency actions

By firing uncooperative agency heads

By conducting oversight hearings

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