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WorksheetsBureaucracy Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
All of the following are examples of governmental bureaucratic agencies EXCEPT:
Cabinet
Budget agencies
government corporations
independent executive agencies
What are the two biggest federal bureaucracy offices?
EPA and US Postal Service
US Postal Service and NASA
NASA and Department of Defense
Department of Defense and US Postal Service
What is the term for using entrance exams and promotions ratings to get people with talent and skill?
civil service
government corporations
merit principle
shareholders
How many Departments are in the federal government?
10
15
19
50
What are government corporations?
Failed corporations taken over by the government like GM, Chrysler and major banks and financial institutions that collapsed in 2008
All the independent agencies
Government organizations that have to pay-as-they-go like the Post Office and Amtrak
None of the above
What federal law protects individuals who publicly report government misconduct from being punished?
Parkinson’s Law
The 2012 Whistleblower Act
The 1978 Civil Service Reform Act
None of the above
What political term describes trading loyalty for jobs and contracts?
Spoils System
Patronage
Malfeasance
Graft
What does the fourth branch of government refer to?
The press
The federal bureaucracy
The electoral college
The executive branch
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
The main function of the bureaucracy is:
communicate with foreign nations
prosecute citizens of our nation
make the president happy
perform the day to day business of the federal government
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 bureaucratic accountability?
The process of holding private sector organizations accountable for their actions and decisions.
Responsibility and answerability of government officials and agencies for their actions and decisions.
The practice of holding government officials accountable only for their positive actions and decisions.
The act of holding individuals accountable for their personal actions and decisions.
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
If the President and Vice President die, who is next in the line of succession?
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore
Secretary of State
Attorney General
Enforces federal laws designed to protect public safety, reduce crime, punish criminals, and enforce civil rights
Department of Defense
Department of Justice
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Interior
Manages monetary resources of the country
Department of Agriculture
Department of Treasury
Department of Labor
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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
Bureaucracy is best defined as:
