Bureaucracy

What act depoliticized the civil service by prohibiting department heads from compelling their workers to campaign for their reelection?

• The Civil Service Reform Act 1883

• Pendleton Act 1883

• Hatch Act 1939

• None of the above

True or False: the Federal Bureaucracy has the ability to oversee Congress

• True

• False

Whose primary responsibility is to create rules and regulations?

• Legislative branch

• Judges

• Bureaucracy

• Voters

What is an iron triangle?

• A type of musical instrument

• A type of exercise equipment

• A relationship between Congress, the bureaucracy, and interest groups.

• A type of geometric shape

What is the function of a government 'watchdog' agency?

• To monitor and report on the activities of government agencies to ensure transparency and accountability

• To provide security and intelligence services to the nation

• To manage the nation's money supply and regulate the banking system

• To oversee and manage public lands and natural resources

Who are the bureaucrats in the federal bureaucracy?

• The Secretaries of each Department

• The undersecretaries of the Departments

• The civil service employees

• All the above

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

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

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

• Oversight hearings

• Judicial appointments

• Legislative veto

• Executive orders

What does "red tape" in the bureaucracy refer to?

• Strict partisan divisions in policymaking

• Increased discretionary authority of agencies

• Complex rules and procedures that slow down processes

• Executive interference in agency decisions