Federal Agencies and Bureaucracy Concepts

1. In the late 1800s, rapid economic growth placed new demands on the federal government and led it to 

• 1. A. expanded the bureaucracy by creating new federal departments built around economic interests.
     

• 1. B. establish the Senior Executive Service.
     

• 1. C. reorganize the cabinet in order to make it the center of economic policy making.
     

• 1. D. both create new federal departments built around economic interests, and establish the Senior Executive Service.
     

• 1. E. None of these answers is correct.

1. The cabinet department with the largest number of full-time civilian employees is the Department of 
   

• 1. A. State.
     

• 1. B. Defense.
     

• 1. C. Labor.
     

• 1. D. Health and Human Services.
     

1. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are 
   

• 1. A. all agencies within cabinet departments.
     

• 1. B. all independent agencies.
     

• 1. C. respectively, an independent agency, an agency within a cabinet department, and a regulatory agency.
     

• 1. D. two cabinet departments and a regulatory agency.
     

• 1. E. respectively, an agency within a cabinet department, an independent agency, and a regulatory agency.

1. Federal civil service employees cannot legally 
   

• 1. A. be fired from their jobs.
     

• 1. B. go on strike.
     

• 1. C. belong to a union.
     

• 1. D. be restricted in their election activities.
     

• 1. E. contribute to political campaigns.

1. Policy implementation refers to the bureaucratic function of 
   

• 1. A. carrying out decisions made by Congress, the president, and the courts.
     

• 1. B. regulating the distribution of funds to individuals and corporations.

• 1. C. delegating legislative authority to smaller operating units of the bureaucracy

• 1. D. both regulating the distribution of funds to individuals and corporations, and delegating legislative authority to smaller operating units of the bureaucracy.
     

1.  What "multiple-use" policy is the U.S. Forest Service tasked with? 
   

• 1. A. preserving forests for recreation, and protecting endangered species
     

• 1. B. preserving forests in response to environmental concerns, and coordinating with the National Park Service for creating park lands
     

• 1. C. serving both the interests of lumber sellers and mining interests
     

• 1. D. opening up forests both for logging and promoting clean air
     

• 1. E. preserving forests for environmental reasons, and opening them up for logging  

1.  Bureaucrats tend to follow 
   

• 1. A. the wishes of the president

• 1. B. the wishes of Congress.
     

• 1. C. their own agency's point of view.
     

• 1. D. the expectations of the general public.
     

1. Which president's use of government policy as economic stimulus ushered in the modern era of U.S. government fiscal policy? 

• 1. A. Thomas Jefferson
     

• 1. B. Franklin Roosevelt
     

• 1. C. Lyndon Johnson
     

• 1. D. Woodrow Wilson
     

1. Farm subsidies have traditionally had strong support in Congress, particularly from 
   

• 1. A. representatives from urban districts.
     

• 1. B. rural-state senators and representatives.
     

• 1. C. senators from urban districts.
     

• 1. D. the Speaker of the House and Senate president pro tempore.
     

10. Democrats in Washington have usually responded to high levels of unemployment with

• A. reduced government spending.
  

• B. increased government spending.
  

• C. increased government taxes.
  

• D. decreased government taxes.