Question 1

Discuss the roles that clientele groups play in the survival of bureaucracies.

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Clientele groups play a crucial role in ...

Question 2

The number of state government employees in Texas _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  has been increasing steadily since the 1980s
B)  has changed little since the 1960s
C)  has grown at about the same rate as the overall population since the 1970s
D)  declined in the 1990s but has grown rapidly in the twenty-first century
E)  has declined dramatically as computers have replaced employees

Question 3

If a Texas college student has had phone service switched without approval or has had unauthorized charges on a phone bill,the _____ represents a possible solution to the problem.

Accepted Answer

A)  General Land Office
B)  lieutenant governor
C)  secretary of state
D)  Public Utility Commission
E)  Sunset Commission

Question 4

​Which of these is a source of power for the governor when dealing with bureaucracies?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the fact that thegovernor often appoints the agency head or the members of the board that oversees the agency
B)  ​influencing legislators to look favorably on the agency
C)  ​helping an agency get its budget increased
D)  ​giving an agency visibility
E)  ​all of these

Question 5

According to the text,a stronger chief executive with more supervisory control would be ​_____.

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A)  ​a positive change because it would give responsibility to a highly visible and accountable elected official
B)  ​a positive change because it would lead to lower agency budgets
C)  ​a negative change because the Texas governor, who is already powerful, would become even more powerful
D)  ​a negative change because most agencies are politically neutral, and this would politicize agencies
E)  ​all of these

Question 6

Cross-Chapter Essay Question (Chapters 7 and 8): Explain the governor's powers of appointment and removal over the bureaucracy.What are the limitations of those powers?

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The governor's powers of appointment and...

Question 7

​Sunset reviews involve all of these except _____. ​

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A)  determining which agencies will be renewed, reorganized, or eliminated
B)  ​examining the performance of state agencies
C)  ​forcing agencies to modify procedures
D)  ​occurring over atwelve-year period
E)  ​appropriating the funding for an agency's budget

Question 8

Why dothe state and local governments in Texas continue to grow despite public opposition?

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The growth of state and local government...

Question 9

Which official certifies elections and maintains records on campaign expenditures?

Accepted Answer

A)  secretary of state
B)  commissioner of agriculture
C)  attorney general
D)  comptroller of public accounts
E)  commissioner of the General Land Office

Question 10

​Sources of bureaucratic power include all of these except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​gubernatorial support
B)  ​technical expertise
C)  ​agency leadership
D)  ​sunset laws
E)  ​merit-based personnel systems

Question 11

According to Max Weber​,bureaucratic organizations have several basic characteristics.In your essay,describe the basic characteristics of bureaucracy Weber lists.In comparison,discuss how modern bureaucracies have changed since Weber's writing.

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Max Weber, a prominent sociologist, iden...

Question 12

​When we say that the adoption of a civil service system introduces aparadox into the democratic nature of Texas government,what do we mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  The merit system insulates agency workers from undue interference by politicians, but those same politicians are the people's representatives.
B)  The civil service systemprevents ​the negative consequences of having administrative agencies bend to the will of partisan elected officials.
C)  ​Civil servants are paid with taxes but are not directly accountable to the people.
D)  ​The inability of the public to control state administrators obstructs the will of the people.
E)  ​All of these are paradoxes of the system.

Question 13

How do bureaucracies get power and ensure their survival?In your answer,be sure to include an assessment of the use of clientele groups,the legislature,the chief executive,the public,agency expertise,agency leadership,and civil service.

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Bureaucracies gain power and ensure thei...

Question 14

State employees who report instances of illegal or unethical conduct in their agency are called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sun-setters
B)  mischief makers
C)  tattlers
D)  whistle-blowers
E)  clientele agents

Question 15

​Which of these factors limits legislative oversight of the bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​high turnover of legislative committee personnel
B)  ​Texas's short biennial sessions
C)  ​reluctance of legislators to offend interest groups that are connected to the bureaucracy and make campaign donations
D)  ​inadequate staffing
E)  ​all of these

Question 16

Except in the case of a few high-profile agencies such as the Texas Department of Transportation and the Parks and Wildlife Department,state agencies ordinarily receive little support from _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the public
B)  clientele groups
C)  the legislature
D)  the governor
E)  their chief administrators

Question 17

​The primary effect of sunshine laws and the Texas Open Meetings Act was to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​increase the power of bureaucratic agencies
B)  ​strengthen public access to information from governmental bodies
C)  ​strengthen legislative controls over state agencies
D)  ​strengthen executive controls over state agencies
E)  ​decrease the power of interest groups

Question 18

Which of these offices represents the state and its agencies in court when the state is a party to a case?

Accepted Answer

A)  attorney general
B)  secretary of state
C)  treasurer
D)  comptroller of public accounts
E)  agriculture commissioner

Question 19

The State Board of Education is chosen by the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  governor
B)  commissioner of education
C)  voters
D)  lieutenant governor
E)  legislature

Question 20

​Factors that help make the bureaucracy in Texas accountable include all of these except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the long ballot
B)  ​sunset reviews
C)  ​legislative oversight
D)  ​a more integrated executive branch
E)  ​an open records law

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According to Max Weber​,bureaucratic organizations have several basic characteristics.In your essay,describe the basic characteristics of bureaucracy Weber lists.In comparison,discuss how modern bureaucracies have changed since Weber's writing.

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Cross-Chapter Essay Question (Chapters 7 and 8): Explain the governor's powers of appointment and removal over the bureaucracy.What are the limitations of those powers?

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Which official certifies elections and maintains records on campaign expenditures?

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Why dothe state and local governments in Texas continue to grow despite public opposition?

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According to the text,a stronger chief executive with more supervisory control would be ​_____.

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State employees who report instances of illegal or unethical conduct in their agency are called _____.

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