WorksheetsAP Government Bureaucracy Review
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Office of Management and Budget has the primary responsibility for doing which of the following?
a)
Implementing federal unemployment policy
b)
Preparing the budget
c)
Appropriating funds for the budget
d)
Approving the budget
2.
Which of the following was passed to keep political views from impacting the performance of the federal bureaucracy?
a)
The Hatch Act
b)
The Budget and Impoundment Act
c)
The War Powers Act
d)
The Judiciary Act
3.
The Post Office provides services for the American people and tries to sustain their existence through raising their own profits. This type of bureaucratic organization is best described as:
a)
regulatory agency
b)
independent commission
c)
government corporation
d)
NONE OF THE ABOVE
4.
The cluster of presidential staff agencies that help the president carry out his responsibilities.
a)
Executive Office of the president
b)
Cabinet
c)
Executive agencies
d)
Government corporations
5.
Advisory council for the president consisting of the heads of the executive departments, the vice president, and a few other officials selected be the president.
a)
Executive Office of the President
b)
Cabinet
c)
Executive agencies
6.
The head of the White House staff
a)
Chief of Staff
b)
Secretary of Staff
c)
Secretary of the White House
d)
White House Press Secretary
7.
This person is the President’s closest assistant (maybe even more than the VP). They oversee the executive office of the President, select White House staff, manage what is going in and out of the White House, and lobbies on behalf of the President.
a)
Secretary of State
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
White House Chief of Staff
d)
First Lady
8.
the food and drug administration is considered to be a
a)
executive department
b)
regulatory agency
c)
government corporation
d)
independent agency
9.
The Department of State....
a)
runs our embassies, diplomatic missions and negotiates with other countries
b)
runs the supreme court
c)
runs nasa
d)
runs the FBI
10.
________ , like the Post Office, provide services for a cheaper fee than a private business could.
a)
executive department
b)
regulatory agnecy
c)
government corporation
d)
independent agency
11.
Which of the following is part of the Executive Office of the President?
a)
Council of Economic Advisers
b)
National Security Council
c)
Office of the Vice President
d)
All are correct
12.
_____ is the newest cabinet department in the federal government
a)
The Department of Homeland Security
b)
The Department of Veterans Affairs
c)
The Department of Education
d)
The Department of Energy
13.
The primary function of America’s federal bureaucracy is
a)
oversight of the executive branch.
b)
developing laws for review by Congress.
c)
bringing cases for trial before the Supreme Court.
d)
policy implementation.
14.
Policy implementation refers to the bureaucratic function of
a)
executing the authoritative decisions of Congress, the president, and the courts.
b)
regulating the distribution of funds to individuals and corporations.
c)
delegating legislative authority to smaller operating units of the bureaucracy.
d)
all of the above.
15.
_____ created the merit, or civil service, system.
a)
The Hatch Act
b)
The Pendleton Act
c)
The Morrill Act
d)
The Progressive Act
16.
President Warren G. Harding's was known for appointing friends to serve in the Civil Service, this is known as...
a)
The Spoils System
b)
The Ohio Gang
c)
Reform System
d)
Executive Corruption
17.
All are Executive Departments EXCEPT...
a)
Dept of State
b)
Dept of Treasury
c)
Justice Department
d)
Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
18.
What is an example of a Federal Independent Regulatory Commission
a)
Department of State
b)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
c)
Department of Agriculture
d)
Drug Enforcement Agency
19.
The extent to which appointed bureaucrats can choose courses of action and make policies not spelled out by laws.
a)
Bureaucracy
b)
laissez-faire
c)
discretionary authority
d)
competitive service
20.
A close relationship between an agency, a congressional committee and an interest group
a)
issue network
b)
iron triangle
c)
red tape
d)
name request job
21.
Complex bureaucratic rules and procedures that must be followed to get something done.
a)
issue network
b)
name request job
c)
red tape
d)
bureaucracy
22.
The individual who conducts daily press briefings and is responsible for collecting information about actions and events within the White House
a)
White House Chief of Staff
b)
Press Secretary
c)
Communications Director
d)
White House Counsel
23.
Resolved the dispute surrounding the 2000 presidential election when the Supreme Court stepped in with original jurisdiction:
a)
District of Columbia v. Heller
b)
Bush v. Gore
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Clinton v. Jones
24.
A Supreme Court that demonstrates a willingness to change public policy and alter judicial precedent is said to be engaging in
a)
judicial activism
b)
due process of law
c)
judicial restraint
d)
judicial review
25.
A writ of certiorari from the Supreme Court indicates that the Court
a)
will review a lower court decision
b)
has rendered a decision on a case
c)
will recess until the end of the calendar year
d)
plans to overturn one of its previous rulings
26.
Which of the following is the primary responsibility of Congress?
a)
enforcing the administrative decisions of bureaucracy
b)
selecting the head of the executive branch
c)
policymaking
d)
cooperating with interest groups
27.
Federal District courts were originally set up by:
a)
State Governments
b)
Article III of the Constitution
c)
Congress
d)
1st President (George Washington)
28.
A case in which a person has been accused of breaking a law.
a)
Criminal Case
b)
Federal Case
c)
Civil Case
d)
Corporal Case
29.
Federal Court Judges will have to run for re-election:
a)
every 4 years
b)
every 10 years
c)
every 4-8 years depending on the state
d)
never, they have life terms
30.
District Judges are appointed by ___________ and approved by the Senate.
a)
the State's Governor
b)
the President
c)
the citizens, via a vote
d)
House of Representatives
31.
The court with the authority to hear and decide a case for the first time is said to have:
a)
Jurisdiction
b)
Original Jurisdiction
c)
Premier Jurisdiction
d)
E Pluribus Unum
32.
A case in which two parties are having a disagreement and cannot resolve the issue.
a)
Criminal Case
b)
Federal Case
c)
Civil Case
d)
Double Jeopardy C
33.
A court’s authority to hear and decide cases
a)
judicial review
b)
writ of certiorari
c)
jurisdiction
d)
stare decisis
34.
Which of the following has no original jurisdiction?
a)
District court
b)
US Court of Appeals
c)
Supreme Court
35.
Which of the following has no appellate jurisdiction?
a)
District Court/Trial Court
b)
US Court of Appeals
c)
Supreme Court
36.
Amicus curiae briefs are
a)
a form of inside lobbying that attempts to influence the Court’s agenda
b)
A form of outside lobbying that attempts to influence the Court’s decisions
c)
A form of outside lobbying that attempts to influence the Court’s reputation
d)
A form of inside lobbying that attempts to influence the Courts decisions
37.
The opinion written by the judges on the winning side is known as the ...
a)
majority opinion
b)
prevailing opinion
c)
disenting opinion
d)
fina opinion
38.
A Supreme Court justice who disagrees with the majority opinion may
a)
ask the Court to hear the case again.
b)
send the case back to a lower court.
c)
write a dissenting opinion.
d)
file an amicus curiae brief.
39.
The concept of senatorial courtesy refers to the
a)
Senate approving judges only if they belong to the same party that is in control of the Senate.
b)
practice of allowing senators to have the exclusive right to nominate candidates for the federal district courts in their state.
c)
Senate's deferring to the president and routinely approving his or her nominees.
d)
practice of allowing a senator to veto a judicial appointment for federal district courts in his or her state.
40.
What doctrine rests on the assumption that the courts should defer to the decisions made by the legislative and executive branches.
a)
judicial restraint.
b)
judicial activism.
c)
habeas corpus.
d)
the rule of four.
41.
Which of the following is true of amicus curiae briefs?
a)
They are used by interest groups to lobby courts
b)
They are used exclusively by liberal interest groups
c)
They are used exclusively by conservative interest groups
d)
They are now unconstitutional
42.
Agreement among four justices on the Supreme Court is always sufficent to
a)
decide the outcome of the case
b)
write a majority opinion
c)
set a precedent
d)
accept a case for consideration
43.
Which of the following best describes a precedent?
a)
Any previous ruling issued by the court
b)
The earlier term of the presiding justice
c)
When a prior ruling sets the standard for future rulings of a similar type
d)
The ruling issued by a lower court on the same or similar issue
44.
Besides deciding individual cases, the Supreme Court also resolves ________.
a)
cases heard only by a judge
b)
Cases that are neither civil nor criminal
c)
Conflicts between states
d)
Cases heard only in federal courts
45.
What best describes the Supreme Court’s primary considerations?
a)
Interpreting the Constitution, and affording due process to protect individual rights
b)
All murder convictions deserve an automatic appeal
c)
The limiting of presidential powers
d)
That the decisions of lower courts be considered in the final decision of the Supreme Court
46.
What are the three levels of the federal court system?
a)
Local, state, and national courts
b)
Magistrate, intermediate, and appellate courts
c)
District, intermediary, and Supreme courts
d)
District, circuit of appeals, and Supreme courts
47.
Who represents the US before the Supreme Court
a)
Solicitor General
b)
Attorney General
c)
Surgeon General
d)
Lawyer General
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