AP Government Bureaucracy

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12th Grade

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Joseph Anderson

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AP Gov

The Bureaucracy

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Multiple Choice

The main job of federal bureaucrats is to...

implement and regulate government policies

compete with the private sector for monopoly power

protect the interests of their constituencies

advise the president and Cabinet on internal affairs.

Multiple Choice

The MOST substantial control that Congress exerts on the bureaucracy is through its power to

pass laws.

decide how much money will be appropriated for agency programs.

approve an agency's appointees.

order audits of agency activities.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Bureaucrats shape public policy.

Bureaucrats implement the will of Congress.

Bureaucrats are not held accountable by federal courts

Bureaucrats engage in rulemaking.

Multiple Choice

Which cabinet department currently has the largest budget in the United States?

Defense

Transportation

Education

Veteran's Affairs

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes how the text of the Constitution addresses the issue of granting regulatory power to bureaucrats?

It allows transfer of congressional power during a declared war.

It is silent on the matter.

It allows transfer of congressional power with presidential approval

It prohibits transfer of congressional power.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most important consideration in evaluating the power of a bureaucracy?

The number of employees in it.

The importance of its functions

The amount of discretionary authority that its officials have.

The extent to which its actions are supported by the public.

Multiple Choice

An independent regulatory agency is usually governed by

a single executive appointed by the Senate committee responsible for the agencyʹs oversight.

members of the Senior Executive Service of the federal civil service

a small commission, usually with five to ten members, appointed by the president for fixed terms

a small commission, usually with five to ten members, appointed by the president and subject to presidential firing.

Multiple Choice

The fact that executive orders have been used at an increasing rate indicates which of the following?

Executive orders speed up the process by which Congress passes legislation

The power of the president is growing

The president is using the power of persuasion to maintain party discipline

Executive orders are a tactic used by the executive branch to challenge legislation the president opposes.

Multiple Choice

An advantage that bureaucrats in federal government have over the President in the policymaking process is that bureaucrats

control the budgetary process

have an independence from the President that is guaranteed by the Constitution

usually have a continuity of service in the executive branch that the President lacks

have better access to the media than does the President

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was passed to keep political views from impacting the performance of the federal bureaucracy?

The Hatch Act

The Budget and Impoundment Act

The War Powers Act

The Judiciary Act

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of independent regulatory agencies?

They tend to have larger budgets than cabinet departments.

They tend to be freer from presidential control than are cabinet departments.

They are insulated from contact with interest groups.

They are directly supervised by cabinet departments.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best predictor of the Department of Education's annual budget?

The preferences of the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee

The budget recommendations of the National Education Association

The number of children entering kindergarten

The size of the previous year's budget

Multiple Choice

The Office of Management and Budget has the primary responsibility for doing which of the following?

Implementing federal unemployment policy

Preparing the budget

Appropriating funds for the budget

Approving the budget

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are cabinet departments of the bureaucracy?
I. Veterans Affairs
II. Agriculture
III. White House Counsel
IV. Transportation

I and IV only

I, II, and III

I, II, and IV

III and IV only

Multiple Choice

The spoils system of awarding civil service jobs was replaced by the merit system as a result of the...

Pendleton Act of 1883

National Industrial Recovery Act

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1961

Truman Doctrine

Multiple Choice

A member of the president’s cabinet is said to have “gone native” when that cabinet member...

resigns to take a position as a consultant to lobbying groups

accepts bribes or expensive favors from businesses regulated by his or her department

places his or her department’s priorities above the president’s

suggests merging his or her department into another executive department

Multiple Choice

Considered as a single group, the Small Business Administration, the Small Business committees in the House and Senate, and small business advocacy groups are an example of...

an iron triangle

a conference committee

a regulatory agency

dual federalism

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about bureaucracies is FALSE?

Bureaucratic power extends to every corner of American economic and social life

Bureaucracies are scarcely hinted at in the Constitution

Nothing better illustrates the complexity of modern government than its massive bureaucracies

How to manage and control bureaucracies is a central problem of democratic government

Multiple Choice

Patronage is a hiring and promotion system based on…

knowing the right people

civil service exams

talent and skill

the Pendleton Act

Multiple Choice

The parts of the federal bureaucracy with responsibility for different sectors of the economy, and making and enforcing rules designed to protect the public interest, are the..

independent executive agencies

independent regulatory agencies

government corporations

cabinet departments

Multiple Choice

An obstacle to the successful implementation of public policy is…

the failure of Congress to pass authorizing legislation

the over-specialization of civil service employees

unclear policy goals and poorly designed policies

competition between the private and public sectors

Multiple Choice

Issue networks are…

An informal and relatively open network of public officials, think tanks, political pundits and lobbyists who have a common interest in a given area and who are brought together by a proposed policy in that area

the relatively new television stations that specialize in political coverage

two or more agencies that share regulatory power when a policy or regulation affects more than one regulatory body

the same as ʺiron trianglesʺ

Multiple Choice

Congress tries to control the bureaucracy through…

rewriting laws, controlling budgets and holding hearings

the use of executive orders and appointments

the creation of iron triangles

dismissing members of the President’s cabinet

Multiple Choice

Executive orders are issued by…

independent regulatory agencies

Congress

any federal agency or department

The President

Multiple Choice

Executive orders are issued by…

independent regulatory agencies

Congress

any federal agency or department

The President

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