Question 1

In the U.S.House of Representatives,the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence reviews the performance of the Central Intelligence Agency in helping to prevent international terrorism.What is this review known as?

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A)  grandstanding
B)  regulation
C)  invigilation
D)  superintendence
E)  oversightF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

The Department of Justice is an agency for internal security.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Once the rules for a federal public agency are approved,where are they published?

Accepted Answer

A)  National Record
B)  Federal Register
C)  Washington Post
D)  Congressional Record
E)  U.S.Regulatory CodeF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Describe a personal experience you have had with a federal bureaucratic agency.Overall,was your experience pleasant or unpleasant? Helpful or unhelpful?

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Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a plausible motivation for explaining the budget-maximizing behavior of bureaucrats?

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A)  the bureaucrats' desire to increase their own salaries
B)  personal gratification,such as the prestige and respect that come from running a major enterprise
C)  a desire for autonomy from changes in the partisan,political environment
D)  obtaining a larger budget to serve the career interests of the bureaucrat
E)  belief in the importance of the mission of the bureaucracy and wish to help people in their communityF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

What are the primary characteristics of bureaucracy? Is bureaucracy an efficient form of organization?

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Question 7

The observation that "you must first enable the government to control the governed;and in the next place oblige it to control itself" was made by:

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A)  John Adams
B)  James Madison
C)  Benjamin Franklin
D)  Alexander Hamilton
E)  George WashingtonF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 8

Once the rules for a federal public agency are approved,they:

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A)  supersede prior Supreme Court decisions
B)  establish minimum standards for state-level regulation
C)  are read aloud to the U.S.House and Senate
D)  must be accepted by a referendum of affected industries and agencies
E)  have the force of lawF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 9

The Department of Justice was recently involved in a scandal for secretly obtaining the phone records of reporters from the Associated Press.Which of the following options is NOT available to Congress if they decide to investigate the scandal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Members of the House Judiciary Committee may investigate as part of their normal oversight duties.
B)  The House Judiciary Committee has the authority to fire employees of the Department of Justice who were involved in the scandal.
C)  The House Judiciary Committee could decide to hold public hearings and call individuals from the Department of Justice to defend themselves publicly.
D)  Congress may decide to punish the Department of Justice in future budget appropriations.
E)  Individual members of Congress may choose to investigate potential wrongdoing,especially if the affected reporters are their constituents.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E) B

Question 10

An agency that doesn't actively monitor the businesses it regulates but instead waits for private citizens or interest groups to raise questions about the actions of the businesses can be said to use:

Accepted Answer

A)  fire-alarm oversight
B)  police patrol oversight
C)  random sampling
D)  no oversight
E)  last-minute oversightF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

The primary political problem with the United States military is:

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A)  incompetence
B)  pork-barrel politics
C)  maintenance of civilian control
D)  undue interference with the democratic process
E)  declining marksmanship in the American populationF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

How can an unelected bureaucracy remain accountable to the citizenry it is supposed to serve?

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Question 13

Each expansion of the national government into new policies and programs in the twentieth century was accompanied by a parallel restriction on the president's management authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A quasi-legislative administrative process that produces regulations by government agencies is:

Accepted Answer

A)  rule making
B)  effectuation
C)  adjudication
D)  implementation
E)  stare decisisF) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Homeland Security are both examples of the ________ level of bureaucracy.

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A)  bureau
B)  cabinet department
C)  independent agency
D)  government corporation
E)  committeeF) C) and D)
G) A) and D) B

Question 16

Generally,bureaucrats care about their missions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All government agencies are part of cabinet departments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The bureaucracy ensures political support among elected officials by locating military bases,contracts,facilities,and jobs in the various states and districts from which the legislators are elected according to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  seeding theorem
B)  fertilizer principle
C)  distributive tendency
D)  law of benefit dispersion
E)  geographic decentralizationF) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Bureaucratic drift might be contained if Congress spent more of its time on oversight activities and less of its time clarifying legislative intent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following tasks is NOT a task of the Treasury Department?

Accepted Answer

A)  managing the federal debt
B)  printing currency
C)  administering tax collection
D)  regulating interest rates to influence the supply of money to banks
E)  policing tax collectionF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Exam 7: The Executive Branch

In the U.S.House of Representatives,the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence reviews the performance of the Central Intelligence Agency in helping to prevent international terrorism.What is this review known as?

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The Department of Justice is an agency for internal security.

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Once the rules for a federal public agency are approved,where are they published?

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Describe a personal experience you have had with a federal bureaucratic agency.Overall,was your experience pleasant or unpleasant? Helpful or unhelpful?

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Which of the following is NOT a plausible motivation for explaining the budget-maximizing behavior of bureaucrats?

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What are the primary characteristics of bureaucracy? Is bureaucracy an efficient form of organization?

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The observation that "you must first enable the government to control the governed;and in the next place oblige it to control itself" was made by:

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Once the rules for a federal public agency are approved,they:

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The Department of Justice was recently involved in a scandal for secretly obtaining the phone records of reporters from the Associated Press.Which of the following options is NOT available to Congress if they decide to investigate the scandal?

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An agency that doesn't actively monitor the businesses it regulates but instead waits for private citizens or interest groups to raise questions about the actions of the businesses can be said to use:

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The primary political problem with the United States military is:

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How can an unelected bureaucracy remain accountable to the citizenry it is supposed to serve?

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Each expansion of the national government into new policies and programs in the twentieth century was accompanied by a parallel restriction on the president's management authority.

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A quasi-legislative administrative process that produces regulations by government agencies is:

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The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Homeland Security are both examples of the ________ level of bureaucracy.

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Generally,bureaucrats care about their missions.

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All government agencies are part of cabinet departments.

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The bureaucracy ensures political support among elected officials by locating military bases,contracts,facilities,and jobs in the various states and districts from which the legislators are elected according to the:

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Bureaucratic drift might be contained if Congress spent more of its time on oversight activities and less of its time clarifying legislative intent.

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Which of the following tasks is NOT a task of the Treasury Department?

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