Question 1

An independent agency is an executive branch organization that

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A)  is part of a Cabinet-level department.
B)  charges fees to consumers but carries out governmental responsibilities.
C)  is established by Congress but not part of a Cabinet-level department.
D)  is established by the president without congressional approval.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

The concept of oversight refers to the effort made by

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A)  Congress to make executive agencies accountable for their actions.
B)  the president to make Congress accountable for its actions.
C)  the courts to make the legislative and executive branches responsible for their actions.
D)  the states to make the federal government responsible for its actions.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The MOST visible indication of oversight is the

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A)  use of a unanimous Supreme Court opinion by the lower federal courts to generate public support for a particular policy.
B)  use of the nullification power by the states to declare an act of the federal government unconstitutional.
C)  use of public hearings before congressional committees and subcommittees.
D)  size of the total national debt.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Describe and evaluate the three key strategies politicians have used to promote reform in the federal bureaucracy.What are some of the challenges associated with each different approach? Explain.

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Question 5

What is a government corporation?

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A)  Each department in the executive branch is legally registered as a corporation.
B)  It is an agency that performs and charges for services usually provided by the private sector.
C)  It is a private company,publicly traded,whose sole investor is the federal government.
D)  It is a government agency that is charged by Congress to make a profit.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Which government agencies designed a $700-billion bailout package and convinced Congress
That a rapid response was needed to avert a worldwide depression in 2008?

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A)  the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve System
B)  the Department of Commerce and the Office of Management and Budget
C)  the Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisers
D)  the Department of Commerce and the Council of Economic AdvisersE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes how recent administrations have approached
The issue of bureaucratic reform?

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A)  Republican administrations have aimed to make the existing bureaucracy work more effectively while Democratic administrations have sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies.
B)  Democratic administrations have aimed to make the existing bureaucracy work more effectively while Republican administrations have sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies.
C)  Both Democratic and Republican administrations have rejected the idea of reducing bureaucracy and have aimed to make existing bureaucracy work more effectively.
D)  Both Democratic and Republican administrations have given up on trying to make the existing bureaucracy function more effectively and instead sought to reduce bureaucracy by contracting out government work to private companies.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Line agencies are

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A)  departments,bureaus,or independent agencies whose primary mission is to regulate economic activity.
B)  government agencies that perform a market-oriented public service and raise revenues to fund their activities.
C)  agencies that are not part of any cabinet department and not subject to congressional oversight.
D)  bureau-level agencies that deal directly with the public.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

The national debt is approximately

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A)  $210 million.
B)  $21 billion.
C)  $210 billion.
D)  $21 trillion.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Which one of these has the authority to set interest rates and lending activities for the nation's
Most important banks?

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A)  the Federal Reserve System
B)  the Secretary of the Treasury
C)  the Internal Revenue Service
D)  the Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Privatization is a way to

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A)  shrink the federal budget by selling government services or property in the private sector.
B)  reduce government costs by relocating government programs to private groups or corporations.
C)  reduce big government by doing without some of the programs it once provided.
D)  increase the government's role by purchasing private companies.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

________ occurs when the federal government passes authority to administer a program to
State or local governments.

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A)  Deregulation
B)  Devolution
C)  Privatization
D)  ImplementationE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

The greatest number of federal government professionals working abroad are under the
Authority of the Department of

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A)  State.
B)  Defense.
C)  Commerce.
D)  Homeland Security.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The largest employer in the country and the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world is

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A)  Amazon.
B)  Walmart.
C)  Apple.
D)  the U.S.federal government.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

If the federal government decided to hire Google to provide email services to all its employees
Rather than maintaining its own,in-house email services,it would be an example of

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A)  Google-lization.
B)  corporatization.
C)  privatization.
D)  bureaucratization.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The National Security Archive is a

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A)  private organization that makes extensive use of Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain information about the activities of national security agencies.
B)  bureau-level agency in the Department of Homeland Security that classifies the security clearance requirements of all government documents.
C)  part of the National Security Agency that classifies the security clearance requirements of all government documents.
D)  private organization that the federal government contracts to provide backup copies for all national security documents.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 17

At its peak in ________,the federal bureaucracy had ________ employees,not including
Military personnel.

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A)  1936; 6 million
B)  1968; 3 million
C)  1996; 8 million
D)  2005; 10 millionE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is an independent agency?

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A)  U.S.Postal Service
B)  Department of Agriculture
C)  Environmental Protection Agency
D)  Forest ServiceE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

________ is the process through which bureaucrats attempt to translate laws into specific rules and actions.

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A)  Adjudication
B)  Regulation
C)  Deregulation
D)  ImplementationE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a revenue agency?

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A)  Federal Reserve System
B)  Agricultural Extension Service
C)  U.S.Customs Service
D)  Securities and Exchange CommissionE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 11: Bureaucracy

Privatization is a way to

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________ occurs when the federal government passes authority to administer a program to State or local governments.

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The MOST visible indication of oversight is the

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________ is the process through which bureaucrats attempt to translate laws into specific rules and actions.

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The National Security Archive is a

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Describe and evaluate the three key strategies politicians have used to promote reform in the federal bureaucracy.What are some of the challenges associated with each different approach? Explain.

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At its peak in ________,the federal bureaucracy had ________ employees,not including Military personnel.

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The national debt is approximately

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Which one of these has the authority to set interest rates and lending activities for the nation's Most important banks?

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If the federal government decided to hire Google to provide email services to all its employees Rather than maintaining its own,in-house email services,it would be an example of

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Which of the following is an example of a revenue agency?

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Which of the following is an independent agency?

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Which of the following statements best describes how recent administrations have approached The issue of bureaucratic reform?

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The largest employer in the country and the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world is

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