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In financial terms, a federal agency must prove that its proposed regulation
has benefits that outweigh the costs
Which of the following monitor the federal bureaucracy's actions?
the president
the court system
congress
federal departments are each responsible for one
broad policy area
What are some of the reasons the federal bureaucracy has grown so rapidly since the United States was founded?
the failures of state government
bureaucracies.
bureaucrats who wanted more power.
increased demands on government.
The merit system of hiring civil servants was instituted because of the need for a
workforce that could serve everyone, not just a particular political party.
skilled workforce.
Which of the followings statements reflects the agency point of view in federal bureaucracies?
Workers at one agency hold that the needs of their agency come before the needs of other agencies.
For its estimates on government spending and revenues, Congress relies mainly on what organization?
Congressional Budget Office
What are some ways bureaucrats have expertise in their areas?
They have scientific, technical, or other types of training.
They have spent years working with particular policies.
How are government corporations similar to private corporations?
They are governed by boards of directors.
They charge for their services.
The federal bureaucracy experienced its greatest expansion during the
1930s under president Franklin Roosevelt
Which of the following refer to the system prior to the 1880s by which bureaucrats were hired?
patronage
spoils
True or False: Full-time employees workings in the U.S. federal bureaucracy number in the millions
true
Which of the following statements about an administrative agency's implementation of policy is correct?
Bureaucrats can only spend money appropriated by Congress
What are the two primary ways to attain a merit-based civil service job?
having specialized training.
performing well on a competitive exam.
Congress and the president decide how much money each bureaucratic agency will be authorized to spend in the ____________ process.
budgetary
Bureaucratic agencies are at odds with democratic principles because the agencies have
workers who serve permanent terms.
a fixed hierarchy.
Bureaucrats are powerful because they
do work that directly impacts the lives of Americans
An organization with specialization of job tasks, vertical chain of command, and standard operating procedures is called
a bureaucracy
Why are bureaucrats brought into the policy formulation process?
They will have to decide how to fill in the program details of a bill that
contains vague or ambiguous language.
They are often consulted because of their expertise in dealing with societal problems.
Which of the following are actions the president can perform to hold bureaucratic agencies responsible for their actions?
budget funds for them
pick leaders for them
A whistleblower in the federal bureaucracy is a person who
exposes governmental problems such as waste, corruption, and fraud.
The degree to which bureaucrats must answer for the power that they exercise is called
bureaucratic accountability
Which of the following are examples of regulatory agencies?
the Security and Exchange Commission
the Environment
Protection Agency
Which office begins the annual budget process by developing budgetary figures for each agency that are in line with the president's goals?
Office of Management and Budget
Which of the following is not a source of bureaucratic power in promoting an agency's interests?
the support of the general public for the bureaucracy
Some ways the president exerts control over the bureaucracy include
appointing particular people to head agencies or departments.
issuing executive orders to require bureaucrats to do certain things.
Which of the following are examples of independent agencies?
the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
the Central Intelligence Agency.
What kind of government agencies make and enforce public policy in regard to a specific type of economic activity?
regulatory
Which type of spending obligates the government to meet social program commitments as long as the program is in existence?
mandatory spending
If Congress is displeased with a bureaucracy's performance or behavior, what are some actions it can take?
cut its budget
modify its authority
The established procedures and regulations by which a bureaucracy conducts its operations are known as
formalized rules
During the policy implementation stage, bureaucrats must
carry out the decisions made by Congress
True or false: Some federal agencies function as independent agencies rather than within a cabinet-level department, because putting the agencies in a department would make their missions subordinate to the department's primary mission.
true
In regards pay and benefits, federal employees
receive good fringe benefits such as full health insurance.
What are some reasons bureaucrats are accountable to Congress?
Congress creates bureaucracies.
Congress funds bureaucracies.
Civil servants are prohibited from doing which of the following?
negotiating
salaries.
striking to get what they want.
The idea behind making the federal bureaucracy more demographically representative of the nation as a whole is that it will make the bureaucracy
more responsive to the people it serves
How does the court system hold federal bureaucratic agencies accountable?
it reviews the actions of the executive and legislative branches to ensure that they are following the Constitution and the law.
When people at different levels of an organization have authority over people in lower levels of the organization, it creats
a hierarchical authority
Bureaucratic agencies can benefit from
focusing on policies a president wants
to address.
addressing the concerns of voters important to members of Congress.
What is the earliest step of the resource allocation process?
Bureaucrats develop annual budget requests for their agencies
Which act limited civil servants' rights to engage in the political activity?
The Hatch Act
Which of the following are ways in which accountability is encouraged within bureaucracies?
administrated law judges
Senior Executive Service
whistleblower protections
What are characteristics of job specialization in a bureaucracy?
the explicit definition of duties for each position
a precise division of labor within the bureaucracy
Which of the following statements about Federal employees are true?
They are mainly hired through the merit system
A clause in legislation that sets an expiration date for the authorized program unless Congress reauthorizes it is known as a(n) ______________ clause.
sunset
During the budgetary process, federal agencies follow guidelines that
include limits on the amount of money they can request
Under the merit system, a civil servant can be fired for
failing to perform his or her job properly
After 9/11 President Bush sought to streamline the intelligence bureaucracy and thus make it more efficient by
consolidating all of the intelligence services under a single director
For what reason are national civil servants prohibited from going on strike?
They are essential to public operations and safety
Bureaucrats often have expertise over other government workers because
bureaucrats have trained and worked in specialized areas.
The role of presidential appointees to a federal bureaucracy is to provide
day-to-day oversight of the bureaucracy
Which of the following statements about presidential commissions is true?
They provide advice to the president on specific issues.
When citizens believe that they have been harmed by a bureaucratic decision, they can contest the ruling in front of
an administrative law judge
Bureaucrats make policy as they fill in the details necessary to implement legislation through
rulemaking
Which of the following statements does not apply to Senior Executive Service (SES) bureaucrats?
Most of the top management jobs in the bureaucracy are held by SES employees
Groups in a society that benefit directly from a bureaucratic agency's programs and thus usually lobby Congress and the president on behalf of the agency are known as a _____________ group.
clientele
Once the House and Senate vote on their budget bills, what happens next?
differences in House and Senate bills are reconciled in conference committee
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