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WorksheetsAP GoPo Bureaucracy
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 22mins
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1.
The parts of the federal bureaucracy with responsibility for different sectors of the economy, and making and enforcing rules designed to protect the public interest, are the..
a)
independent executive agencies
b)
independent regulatory agencies
c)
government corporations
d)
cabinet departments
2.
Issue networks are…
a)
An informal and relatively open network of public officials, think tanks, political pundits and lobbyists who have a common interest in a given area and who are brought together by a proposed policy in that area
b)
the relatively new television stations that specialize in political coverage
c)
two or more agencies that share regulatory power when a policy or regulation affects more than one regulatory body
d)
the same as ʺiron trianglesʺ
3.
The spoils system of awarding civil service jobs was replaced by the merit system as a result of the...
a)
Pendleton Act of 1883
b)
National Industrial Recovery Act
c)
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1961
d)
Truman Doctrine
4.
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
5.
The main job of federal bureaucrats is to...
a)
implement and regulate government policies
b)
compete with the private sector for monopoly power
c)
protect the interests of their constituencies
d)
advise the president and Cabinet on internal affairs.
6.
A whistleblower is
a)
a worker who does not accomplish his or her tasks by the end of the day.
b)
someone who brings public attention to gross governmental inefficiency or illegal action.
c)
a worker hired in excess of the labor requirements of an agency.
d)
someone who leaks contents of a presidential speech to the press before it is given.
7.
Which of the following results from an iron triangle relationship?
a)
Each policy being made independently from each other
b)
Policies being made that are contradictory from others
c)
A lack of an integrated, coherent approach to broad policy concerns
d)
A cooperative relationship among special interest group, bureaucratic agency and Congress
e)
A hostile relationship among the bureaucratic agencies making policy
8.
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
9.
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
10.
Which of the following is true of independent regulatory agencies?
a)
They tend to have larger budgets than cabinet departments.
b)
They tend to be freer from presidential control than are cabinet departments.
c)
They are insulated from contact with interest groups.
d)
They are directly supervised by cabinet departments.
11.
An advantage that bureaucrats in federal government have over the President in the policymaking process is that bureaucrats
a)
control the budgetary process
b)
have an independence from the President that is guaranteed by the Constitution
c)
usually have a continuity of service in the executive branch that the President lacks
d)
have better access to the media than does the President
12.
The system that said victorious politicians should reward their followers with jobs is called
the ____________ system.
the ____________ system.
a)
Merritt
b)
Spoils
c)
Reward
d)
Victors
13.
What law protected government employees from harassment for their political beliefs?
a)
Gruber Act
b)
Pendleton Act
c)
Corleone Act
d)
Hatch Act
14.
What law set up the civil service commission?
a)
Douglass Act
b)
Pendleton Act
c)
Hatch Act
d)
Gruber Act
15.
Independent agencies created by Congress that can make rules concerning certain activities and bring violators to court.
a)
regulatory commissions
b)
independent agencies
c)
bureaucracies
d)
consulates
16.
A group of men and women that are the Presidents advisors are also known as what?
a)
Independent Agencies
b)
President Pro Tempores
c)
FCC
d)
Cabinet
17.
A government organization that, like business corporations, provides a service that could be delivered by the private sector and typically charges for its services. The U.S. Postal Service is an example
a)
government corporation
b)
independent executive agency
c)
policy implementation
d)
civil service
18.
Which of the following best describes bureaucracy?
a)
the people and organizations who execute the actions of government
b)
outside groups who donate money to political campaigns
c)
committees in Congress who provide services for the American people
d)
all of the above
19.
Rules that govern the operation of all government programs and have the force of law are known as __________________.
a)
interagency councils
b)
policy coordinating committees
c)
discretion
d)
regulations
20.
Who is the head of the Executive Office of the President?
a)
The Vice President
b)
Secretary of State
c)
Secretary of the Treasury
d)
Chief of Staff
21.
What committee formulates the federal budget in the Executive Branch?
a)
Congressional Budget Office
b)
The Treasury Department
c)
The Office of Management and Budget
d)
The House Appropriations Committee
22.
Most of the bureaucracy is made up of:
a)
special interests
b)
civil servants
c)
wasteful spending
d)
political appointees
23.
Who is the head of the executive branch?
a)
VP
b)
President
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
Attorney General
24.
Government run agencies that function like a business are called _____________.
a)
Regulatory Commmissions
b)
NASA
c)
Independent Agencies
d)
Government Corporations
25.
A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials
a)
government by proxy
b)
Bureaucracy
c)
gridlock
d)
Legislative branch
26.
What is the name of the diagram shown in this image?
a)
Steel Union
b)
Coalition Agreement
c)
Iron Triangle
d)
Solid Partnership
27.
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
28.
Who has the power to create departments?
a)
Congress
b)
President
c)
Supreme Court
d)
States
29.
Giving jobs to your friends in government because they supported your election efforts is know as:
a)
merit based system
b)
Pendleton Act
c)
patronage
d)
appropriations
30.
Which of the following is a way the legislative branch can check the powers of the bureaucracy?
a)
fire civil servants
b)
defund programs
c)
impeach the president
d)
declare bureaucratic actions unconstitutional
31.
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
32.
A legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency.
a)
committee clearance
b)
iron triangle
c)
issue network
d)
appropriations
33.
An obstacle to the successful implementation of public policy is…
a)
the failure of Congress to pass authorizing legislation
b)
the over-specialization of civil service employees
c)
unclear policy goals and poorly designed policies
d)
competition between the private and public sectors
34.
An independent regulatory agency is usually governed by
a)
a single executive appointed by the Senate committee responsible for the agencyʹs oversight.
b)
members of the Senior Executive Service of the federal civil service
c)
a small commission, usually with five to ten members, appointed by the president for fixed terms
d)
a small commission, usually with five to ten members, appointed by the president and subject to presidential firing.
35.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
Bureaucrats make public policy.
b)
Bureaucrats implement the will of Congress.
c)
Bureaucrats are held accountable by federal courts
d)
All of these are correct.
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