Chapter 14, The Federal Bureaucracy Video Solutions, Government in America

Problem 1

Which of the following is a major change in American bureaucracy that occurred as a result of the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
a. elimination of merit testing as a means of federal hiring
b. introduction of unions into the federal workforce
c. requirement that all government employees sign loyalty oaths
d. transformation from a civil service to a patronage system
e. transformation from a patronage to a civil service system

Dennis Howard

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Problem 2

Which of the following statements best characterizes the functioning of government corporations?
a. They help manage the government's many buildings, archives, and storage facilities.
b. They help regulate corporations and businesses in the private sector.
c. They help the government hire talented workers from the private sector.
d. They implement congressional policies in the economic domain.
e. They provide and charge for services that could be provided by the private sector.

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Problem 3

What are 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?
a. Cabinet departments
b. Government corporations
c. Independent executive agencies
d. Independent regulatory commissions
e. Private sectors

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Problem 4

What was the main obstacle to the successful implementation of the policy prohibiting sex discrimination in intercollegiate athletics?
a. opposition by the National Collegiate Athletic Association
b. public opinion conceming the appropriateness of women's participation in all sports
c. the exemption of revenue-producing sports
d. the lack of clarity and vague policy goals stated in Title IX
e. the lack of presidential willingness to take on the issue

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Problem 5

When bureaucrats are asked to execute orders with which they do not agree, ________.
a. implementation follows standard operating procedures
b. slippage is likely to occur between policy decisions and performance
c. they are likely to lose their jobs if they do not follow through with the orders
d. they can file a Conflict of Interest Form and will be exempted from that duty by their boss
e. they usually ignore the orders

Dennis Howard

Numerade Educator

Problem 6

The administration hoped that the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in 2002 would help overcome problems of ________ involved in providing for security.
a. centralization
b. deregulation
c. fragmentation
d. lack of resources
e. standard operating procedures

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Problem 7

Which of the following is true about bureaucracies as regulators?
a. Bureaucratic agencies have a grant of power and set of directions from Congress.
b. Bureaucratic agencies must adhere to strict guidelines mandated by Congress.
c. Bureaucratic agencies regulate products without consulting the industries being regulated.
d. Bureaucratic agencies' regulation of society has declined in recent decades.
e. Bureaucratic agencies' regulatory activity increases only during liberal administrations.

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Problem 8

Which of the following statements about government regulation in America is accurate?
a. Regulatory agencies tended to be more popular in the early years of the nation's history, and then grew more controversial during the late-nineteenth century.
b. The Constitution organized only six regulatory agencies; the others have been created within the past year or so.
c. The Federal Communications Commission was the first independent regulatory agency.
d. The Supreme Court case of Raich v: Gonzales in 1877 first upheld the federal government's right to regulate business.
e. Until 1887 , the federal government made almost no regulatory policies and had no regulatory agencies.

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Problem 9

Which government policy allowed the combining of commercial and investment sectors in the banking industry beginning in the $1990 \mathrm{~s}$ ?
a. cap and trade
b. deregulation
c. fragmentation
d. privatization
e. regulation

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Problem 10

The overlaying of subgovernments with a system of issue networks has ensured which of the following?
a. Participation in the policy process is more widespread.
b. Policymaking is stable and predictable.
c. Presidents are actively involved in most policy areas.
d. Subgovernments will be virtually impossible to dismantle.
e. The bureaucracy is more independent of elected branches of government.

Dennis Howard

Numerade Educator

Problem 11

The effort to control the federal bureaucracy through budgetary appropriation falls under the jurisdiction of which part of government?
a. Congress
b. Office of Management and Budget
c. the Internal Revenue Service
d. the president
e. the Supreme Court

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Problem 12

The increased attention to environmental concerns that arose in the 1960 s had what effect on nuclear power in the United States?
a. It devastated the industry and broke up one of the most powerful iron triangles in American history.
b. It led to an increase in the number of nuclear plants built in the United States.
c. It led to cleaner emissions and stricter regulations on nuclear waste and power production.
d. It weakened American confidence in its government, and led to the creation of most myths surrounding bureaucracy.
e. Public discussion led to a greater demand for nuclear power, but lack of funding meant demand could not be met.

Lucas Finney

Numerade Educator

Problem 13

Despite the popular impression that policy is decided by the president and Congress and merely implemented by the federal bureaucracy, policy is, in fact, ________.
a. also made by the bureaucracy
b. determined by the U.S. Supreme Court's actions
c. implemented by the executive branch
d. implemented by the legislative branch
e. often left to the recipients of social services

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Problem 14

The vast majority of the federal government is made up of bureaucrats. How can such an enormous organization serve the interest of the citizenry?
a. through control by elected officials
b. through customer service representatives
c. through hiring based on patronage
d. through limiting bureaucratic budgets
e. through weekly newsletters mailed to the people

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