Question 1

President Washington was given the sole right to remove department heads by which authority?

Accepted Answer

A)   Article II of the Constitution
B)   a unanimous vote in the First Congress
C)   a narrow vote in the First Congress with Vice President Adams casting the tie-breaking vote
D)   the Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison

Question 2

Bureaucrats' most important political relationship is usually with Congress, for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)   There is no agency slack in the principal-agent relationship.
B)   Congressional committees appoint the heads of administrative agencies.
C)   It controls the organization, authority, budgets, and staffing of agencies.
D)   The executive branch delegated all authority for the bureaucracy to Congress in the 1920s.

Question 3

What was key object of federal regulation in the 19th century?

Accepted Answer

A)   railroads
B)   newspapers
C)   environment
D)   housing

Question 4

Issue networks are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the formal channels of control within a bureaucracy
B)   ever-changing sets of politicians, lobbyists, experts, and entrepreneurs who shape policy domains
C)   news-oriented social media sites such as the Facebook page of MSNBC or Fox News
D)   the scope of authority of a department

Question 5

Explain the concept of "issue networks."

Accepted Answer

Issue networks refer to the complex web ...

Question 6

Contrary to popular belief, civil servants generally perform their jobs as well as or better than people doing similar work in the private sector and they mirror the American public far more accurately than Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The remarkable variety of arrangements adopted to administer government policies is largely a product of the endless search by Congress and the White House for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   ways to maximize the greatest good for the public
B)   common ground through the bargaining process
C)   ways to maximize the potential political benefits
D)   a free market solution to societal problems

Question 8

During the Federalist years, federal government workers were primarily occupied with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Civil War
B)   education and health care policy
C)   defending the New York Harbor and the capital from foreign invasion
D)   delivering the mail and collecting duties and taxes

Question 9

The term for the labyrinthine procedures, layers of paperwork, and strict adherence to form for which bureaucracies are legendary is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   prisoner's dilemma
B)   conformity costs
C)   rotation in paperwork
D)   red tape

Question 10

Which of the following is a major reason for delegating authority to an independent executive agency?

Accepted Answer

A)   to avoid placing bureaucratic layers between the President and the agency
B)   because the private sector always provides these services more cheaply
C)   because they are defense-related industries
D)   because the President typically can appoint the commissioners without Senate approval

Question 11

What does the history of the President's Cabinet tell us about the political history of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   The system of checks and balances in the Constitution provided a robust limitation on presidential authority.
B)   Adding too many offices to the Cabinet overwhelms the President's ability to manage effectively.
C)   Most cabinet agencies exist for short periods of time and are abolished after fulfilling their functions.
D)   It paints a picture of the interests that have become powerful enough to command cabinet status.

Question 12

Which of the following was created during the first wave of the government's regulatory reach?

Accepted Answer

A)   the National Labor Relations Board
B)   the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
C)   the Securities Exchange Commission
D)   the Interstate Commerce Commission

Question 13

Independent regulatory agencies ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   generally have clear and well-defined goals to ensure the best chance of success
B)   rarely have conflicts with other agencies since Congress attempts to minimize competing goals
C)   have the same structures, duties, and procedures so it is easy to move personnel across agencies
D)   are political creations so that unresolved political conflicts may be built into an agency's structure

Question 14

Why does bureaucratic organization develop?

Accepted Answer

A)   solving the huge problems of coordination and delegation raised
B)   It increases transaction costs so the bureaucracy struggles to get its work done.
C)   It promotes efficient decision making and the best possible implementation of public policy.
D)   It helps politicians exercise more control over public policies.

Question 15

Independent government corporations ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   deliver the kinds of services usually provided by private corporations
B)   provide most public services in the United States and do so free of any political interference
C)   represent decisions by the government to take over the means of production during national emergencies
D)   have largely been eliminated because the federal government has embraced privatization

Question 16

The Department of Homeland Security is the third largest agency in personnel behind the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, although other departments have larger budgets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The main responsibility of the Federal Reserve System is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   making all travel arrangements for nonmilitary government personnel
B)   making monetary policy
C)   making decisions about spending and taxes to reduce the size of the national debt
D)   conducting congressional oversight of the Treasury Department

Question 18

All of the challenges the bureaucracies face are different facets of what dilemma?

Accepted Answer

A)   delegation
B)   transaction costs
C)   prisoner's dilemma
D)   tragedy of the commons

Question 19

What did the Benghazi attacks of 2012 illustrate about the bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Small, lean organizations are capable of achieving dramatic policy successes.
B)   Bureaucracies function best when low-level agents closely follow the instructions of their principals.
C)   The future of bureaucracies involves working closely with other nation-states to handle issues that are no longer confined to one country.
D)   Successfully accomplishing tasks require coordinating employees and a hierarchical structure that can convey vital information to the top.

Question 20

The colonial experience with the king's governors and other royal officials had which of the following effects on the members of Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)   They became wary of delegating too much authority to the executive.
B)   They became anxious to delegate authority to the executive.
C)   They became wary of delegating too much authority to the courts.
D)   They became anxious to delegate authority to the bureaucracy.

Exam 8: The Bureaucracy

The Department of Homeland Security is the third largest agency in personnel behind the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, although other departments have larger budgets.

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During the Federalist years, federal government workers were primarily occupied with which of the following?

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President Washington was given the sole right to remove department heads by which authority?

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Which of the following is a major reason for delegating authority to an independent executive agency?

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What was key object of federal regulation in the 19th century?

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Bureaucrats' most important political relationship is usually with Congress, for which of the following reasons?

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The main responsibility of the Federal Reserve System is ______.

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Explain the concept of "issue networks."

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What did the Benghazi attacks of 2012 illustrate about the bureaucracy?

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Why does bureaucratic organization develop?

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Contrary to popular belief, civil servants generally perform their jobs as well as or better than people doing similar work in the private sector and they mirror the American public far more accurately than Congress.

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Independent regulatory agencies ______.

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Issue networks are ______.

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The term for the labyrinthine procedures, layers of paperwork, and strict adherence to form for which bureaucracies are legendary is which of the following?

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What does the history of the President's Cabinet tell us about the political history of the United States?

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The colonial experience with the king's governors and other royal officials had which of the following effects on the members of Congress?

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All of the challenges the bureaucracies face are different facets of what dilemma?

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The remarkable variety of arrangements adopted to administer government policies is largely a product of the endless search by Congress and the White House for which of the following?

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Independent government corporations ______.

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Which of the following was created during the first wave of the government's regulatory reach?

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