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Question #1
A bureaucracy is an administrative group of ______ officials charged with carrying out functions connected to a series of policies and programs.
A.
elected
B.
international
C.
senior
D.
nonelected
Question #2
____ are the individuals who work in the bureaucracy.
A.
Civil servants
B.
Core engineers
C.
Functionaries
D.
Dignitaries
E.
Paper pushers
Question #3
These two developments led to the growth of the bureaucracy. They were
A.
industrialization and modernization of agriculture
B.
the spoils system and industrialization
C.
modernization of agriculture and the establishment of the public education system
D.
the establishment of the public education system and the Civil War
Question #4
The person who is often considered the father of U.S. public administration was
A.
Theodore Roosevelt
B.
Franklin Roosevelt
C.
Woodrow Wilson
D.
Benjamin Harrison
E.
Howard Taft
Question #5
According to Figure 15.8, civil servants' salaries can range from
A.
$20,623 to $200,020
B.
$18,343 to $133,444
C.
$15,420 to $250,431
D.
$22,941 to $113,444
Question #6
According to Max Weber, the ideal type of bureaucracy was one in which agencies are all of the following except
A.
governed by formal procedures
B.
run by the two major parties
C.
apolitical
D.
hierarchically organized
Question #7
The newest cabinet department is
A.
Veterans Affairs
B.
Homeland Security
C.
Housing and Urban Developmentpage
D.
Education
Question #8
In fiscal year 2015, the government received 713,168 Freedom of Information Act requests, with the following three departments accounting for more than half of those requests.
A.
Defense, Homeland Security, and Justice
B.
State, Veterans Affairs, Education
C.
Homeland Security, Justice, and Education
D.
Justice, Education, and State
Question #9
A ____ is a person who publicizes misdeeds committed within a bureaucracy or other organization.
A.
sunshiner
B.
tattletale
C.
snitch
D.
whistleblower
Question #10
All of the following is true about the bureaucracy except
A.
other countries' governing documents have sections dedicated to the scope and size of the bureuacracy
B.
the Founders seemed to have anticipated the bureaucracy through such constitutional sections as Article II, Section 2
C.
Article VI of the Constitution provides for a federal bureaucracy
D.
the word "bureaucracy" does not appear in the text of the Constitution
Question #11
Washington's tenure as president saw the creation of all of the following departments except
A.
War
B.
State
C.
Treasury
D.
Agriculture
Question #12
The ____ of 1883 effectively ended the spoils system, ensuring that the federal government's selection, retention, and promotion practices were based on open, competitive examinations in a merit system.
A.
Sherman Act
B.
Civil Service Reform Act
C.
Anti-Patronage Law
D.
Anti-Trust Law
Question #13
The person who is often considered the father of U.S. public administration was
A.
Howard Taft
B.
Benjamin Harrison
C.
Franklin Roosevelt
D.
Theodore Roosevelt
E.
Woodrow Wilson
Question #14
All of the following marked great bureaucratic growth in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries except
A.
the Civil Rights Commission
B.
the Federal Trade Commission
C.
the Federal Reserve Board
D.
the Interstate Commerce Commission
E.
the Federal Power Commission
Question #15
In the 1930s, the federal bureaucracy grew with the addition of all of the following except
A.
the National Labor Relations Board
B.
the Securities and Exchange Commission
C.
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
D.
the Medicare Commission
E.
the Civil Aeronautics Board
Question #16
By 1940, approximately ____ U.S. workers were employed in the federal bureaucracy.
A.
600,000
B.
700,000
C.
650,000
D.
550,000
E.
1,000,000
Question #17
_____ said that "the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."
A.
Herbert Hoover
B.
George H.W. Bush
C.
Ronald Reagan
D.
Dwight Eisenhower
E.
Richard Nixon
Question #18
The ____ Act's main provision prohibited bureaucrats from actively engaging in political campaigns and from using their federal authority via bureaucratic rank to influence the outcomes of nominations and elections.
A.
Terry
B.
Lloyd-La Follette
C.
McCain-Feingold
D.
Hatch
Question #19
Some prominent independent agencies include all of the following except
A.
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
B.
the U.S. Postal Service
C.
the Central Intelligence Agency
D.
the Environmental Protection Agency
Question #20
Two examples of government corporations are
A.
Greyhound and the United Parcel Service
B.
Amtrak and Greyhound
C.
the U.S. Postal Service and Amtrak
D.
the United Parcel Service and Fed Ex
Question #21
While citizens may frequently criticize ____, these devices are really meant to ensure the bureaucracies function as intended.
A.
black tape
B.
boggles
C.
stalemating
D.
red tape
Question #22
Congress's most powerful oversight tool of the federal bureaucracy is the
A.
Bureaucratic Accountability Office
B.
Bureaucratic Sunshine Office
C.
Government Sunshine Office
D.
Government Accountability Office
Question #23
When bureaucrats encounter grey areas, many follow the federal _____ to propose a solution, that is, detailing how particular new federal policies, regulations, and /or programs will be implemented in agencies.
A.
notice-and-comment rule making process
B.
negotiated rule making process
C.
sunshine rule making process
D.
common sense rule making process
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