AMSCO Homework: The Bureaucracy

AMSCO p. 245, question 1: Which of the following is the best example of two points of an iron triangle at work?

• A White House staffer talks to a journalist about a particular federal program.

• An FBI director testifies before a House committee on federal arrests and prosecutions.

• An academic researcher asks a magazine to publish her findings on pollution.

• A senator meets with the president to discuss the failures of a new federal agency.

AMSCO p. 246, question 2: What does data in the map reveal?

• Some states are exempt from monitoring and fines from the EPA.

• There were similar amounts of fines in the Southeastern states.

• The EPA issued fines to every state.

• Most states received fines totaling more than $1,088,409.01

AMSCO p. 246, question 3: Which of the following is likely to result based on the information in the map?

• The EPA director will likely as Congress for more funding to pay these fines.

• Congress members from the states without fines would insist on talking to the EPA about the issue more than other members.

• The congressional committee with oversight of the EPA will be aware of or have access to these fines.

• The power of the purse enables the EPA to fine these hazardous waste facilities.

AMSCO p. 246, question 4: Which of the following is an example of a constitutional check against the bureaucracy?

• The president fires and replaces heads of departments or agencies.

• Congress overrides a bureaucratic ruling with a two-thirds vote.

• Congress votes to reduce a bureaucratic agency's budget.

• The president overturns a regulatory agency ruling in a signing statement.

AMSCO p. 247, question 5: Which of the following statements best describe the actions of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)?

• The FCC is overturning a fine because the First Amendment protects broadcasts.

• The FCC is fining Viacom because one of it companies violated broadcast regulations.

• The FCC is punishing Viacom and CBS, but an appeals court determined the amount of the fines.

• The FCC does not require television broadcasters to be responsible for what performers do on their broadcasts.

AMSCO p. 247, question 6: If Viacom disagrees with this notice, what is the most likely step it will take?

• Appeal the ruling to the appropriate Circuit Court of Appeals.

• Contribute to congressional candidates who will vote against the ruling.

• Convince its viewers to ask their Congress members to overrule the decision

• Pressure the president to fine the chair of the FCC