Question 1

All of the following are examples of government corporations EXCEPT

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A)   the FBI.
B)   the TVA.
C)   Amtrak.
D)   the EX-IM Bank.
E)   the FDIC.

Question 2

How do public bureaucracies differ from private ones? Would the government function better, as many have suggested, if it was run more like a private bureaucracy?

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Question 3

The president's Office of Management and Budget has the power to do all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   assign budget limits to federal agencies.
B)   remove unpopular heads of independent regulatory agencies.
C)   review requests for budgetary changes.
D)   block an agency's legislative proposal from reaching Congress.
E)   block an agency from issuing a major rule.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the federal bureaucracy is LEAST accurate?

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A)   When the republic was founded, a large plantation would have required more workers than the federal government's bureaucracy.
B)   Recognizing the importance a bureaucracy would acquire, the authors of the Constitution carefully delineated the powers and responsibilities the federal bureaucracy would possess.
C)   The size of the federal bureaucracy tends to grow during times of national crisis.
D)   The federal bureaucracy tends to increase in size in response to the public's increasing demands for services.
E)   In the normal course of history, factors compelling the expansion of the federal bureaucracy have outnumbered factors compelling its diminishment.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which private bureaucracies differ from public ones?

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A)   Public bureaucracies serve the entire American people, while private bureaucracies primarily serve their stockholders.
B)   Private bureaucracies have fewer bosses to whom they must report.
C)   Unlike private bureaucracies, public bureaucracies do not rely on job specialization.
D)   Profit-making is not the primary goal of public bureaucracies.
E)   The goods produced by public bureaucracies are generally less tangible and easier to take for granted than those produced by private bureaucracies.

Question 6

All of the following are examples of independent executive agencies EXCEPT

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A)   the CIA.
B)   the National Science Foundation.
C)   the U.S. Postal Service.
D)   NASA.
E)   the Social Security Administration.

Question 7

The Supreme Court has ruled that the power of Congress to legislate implies the power to

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A)   merge one or more agencies together.
B)   apply or remove merit appointment status to an agency's employees.
C)   remove agency leaders.
D)   disband agencies.
E)   conduct investigations of agencies.

Question 8

Describe America's federal bureaucracy and how it has developed throughout its history. What major changes has it undergone? What internal and external factors produced these changes? How does the character of the federal bureaucracy at a given time reflect the character of the American public and its political ideas of the same time?

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Question 9

Which of the following statements about the power wielded by federal bureaucracies is LEAST accurate?

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A)   Lawmakers are often dependent on the technical expertise of federal bureaucrats.
B)   Because of their arcane knowledge, bureaucrats are often given wide latitude in fleshing out the details of laws.
C)   The long tenure enjoyed by most civil servants increases political officials' dependence on them.
D)   Bureaucratic leaders cultivate the personal commitment of their employees in order to make their departments more effective.
E)   The most effective check on the power of civil servants is presidential appointees, who serve as their bosses and who can easily fire them if they do not follow the president's ideological dictates.

Question 10

The typical bureaucracy is characterized by all of the following traits EXCEPT

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A)   a hierarchical structure.
B)   a clear chain of command.
C)   formal rules and procedures.
D)   individual flexibility.
E)   a division of labor.

Question 11

Which period in American history is most associated with a movement to replace patronage with a merit-based civil service system?

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A)   the late eighteenth century
B)   the mid-nineteenth century
C)   the late nineteenth century
D)   the mid-twentieth century
E)   the late twentieth century

Question 12

The 2013 federal government shutdown

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A)   had little impact on most government bureaucracies.
B)   was blamed by the public primarily on Republicans.
C)   led to a significant increase in private-sector employment.
D)   lasted less than a week.
E)   All of these answers are correct.

Question 13

The bureaucracy of the federal government saw its greatest expansion

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A)   during the Civil War.
B)   during the Progressive Era.
C)   during the Great Depression.
D)   during the Reagan Revolution.
E)   under President Bill Clinton.

Question 14

What is the largest government corporation?

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A)   Post Office
B)   TVA
C)   Amtrak
D)   EX-IM Bank
E)   FDIC

Question 15

Which period in American history saw the federal civil service adopt its current emphasis on professionalism?

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A)   the late eighteenth century
B)   the mid-nineteenth century
C)   the late nineteenth century
D)   the mid-twentieth century
E)   the late twentieth century

Question 16

German sociologist Max Weber developed the five principles of a competent and efficient bureaucracy. What are these five principles and how do they contribute to a competent and efficient bureaucracy?

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Question 17

Where the merit system begun by the Pendleton Act initially only affected 10 percent of federal executive branch employees, it now covers

Accepted Answer

A)   60 percent.
B)   70 percent.
C)   80 percent.
D)   90 percent.
E)   100 percent.

Question 18

What did the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 create?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Senior Executive Service
B)   the Office of Management and Budget
C)   the Executive Office of the President
D)   the Department of the Interior
E)   the merit system of civil service hiring

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