Question 1

About three in every five managerial and professional positions in the federal bureaucracy are held by

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A)   women.
B)   white males.
C)   African Americans.
D)   Latino Americans.
E)   Asian Americans.Essay QuestionsF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

The Senior Executive Service was established in ____ and consists of about _____ career civil servants.

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A)   1887; 800
B)   1911; 800
C)   1933; 1,300
D)   1961: 1,300
E)   1978; 7,000F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

What is the federal bureaucracy's main function?

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The bureaucracy's primary function is po...

Question 4

________ is/are most likely to understand trade issues in the United States.

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A)   The president
B)   Members of the Senate
C)   Career bureaucrats in the Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission
D)   Members of the House
E)   Federal mediatorsF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 5

An administrative law judge

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A)   usually works in any agency that needs her or his services.
B)   runs trials, but all decisions are made by juries.
C)   can gather evidence and take testimony.
D)   issues only advisory opinions.
E)   seeks to protect federal agencies, not individual citizens.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

The National Performance Review addressed which of the following issues about the bureaucracy?

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A)   responsiveness
B)   accountability
C)   efficiency
D)   all of these issues: responsiveness, accountability, and efficiency
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

When an individual believes that he or she was improperly disadvantaged by a bureaucrat's decision and contests the decision, the dispute is usually handled by

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A)   an administrative law judge.
B)   a congressional oversight committee.
C)   a federal appeals court.
D)   a departmental or agency adjudication office.
E)   the Supreme Court.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

The administrative concept of neutral competence holds that the bureaucracy should

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A)   be staffed by people chosen on the basis of ability and do its work fairly on behalf of all citizens.
B)   stay out of conflicts between Congress and the president.
C)   be structured on the basis of the principles of specialization, hierarchy, and formal rules.
D)   not allow in-fighting between agencies.
E)   be staffed by partisan presidents.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following steps in the federal budgetary process occurs LATEST?

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A)   agencies work on their budgets
B)   president consults with OMB on agency instructions
C)   Congress completes work on appropriations bills
D)   Congress adopts a budget resolution
E)   president submits budget proposals to CongressF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following steps in the federal budgetary process occurs EARLIEST?

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A)   agencies work on their budgets
B)   president consults with OMB on agency instructions
C)   Congress completes work on appropriations bills
D)   Congress adopts a budget resolution
E)   president submits budget proposals to CongressF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Federal civil service employees cannot legally

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A)   be fired from their jobs.
B)   go on strike.
C)   belong to a union.
D)   be restricted in their election activities.
E)   contribute to political campaigns.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 12

What is the "agency point of view"? Why is it important?

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Bureaucrats look to their agency's inter...

Question 13

The two main systems of bureaucratic employment are the patronage and merit systems. Describe their respective goals and the major problems associated with each system.

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The patronage system was designed to mak...

Question 14

The importance of clientele groups was especially clear in 1995 when House Speaker Newt Gingrich threatened to "zero out" funding for the

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A)   Social Security System.
B)   Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
C)   Department of Agriculture.
D)   drug education program administered by Health and Human Services.
E)   U.S. Postal Service.F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

Compared to the president and Congress, the bureaucracy

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A)   is held in higher esteem by the public.
B)   is authorized by a constitutional amendment rather than by the original Constitution.
C)   has a more direct impact on the daily lives of Americans.
D)   has changed very little during the nation's history.
E)   is more easily controlled by the voters.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

Which group saw the LARGEST percentage increase of GS 13-15 jobs between 1982 and 2011?

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A)   Blacks
B)   Hispanics
C)   women
D)   white men
E)   All of these groups had about the same percentage increase.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 17

Bureaucrats are ________ and elected officials are ________.

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A)   generalists; specialists
B)   generalists; generalists
C)   specialists; generalists
D)   specialists; specialists
E)   popular; unpopularF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

Amtrak is an example of a(n)

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A)   cabinet department.
B)   government corporation.
C)   independent agency.
D)   regulatory agency.
E)   presidential commission.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

What were the "reinventing teams"?

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A)   teams appointed by Congress to propose budget cuts to the federal bureaucracy
B)   groups of executive officials that were under the influence of "agency capture"
C)   Congressional committees designed to find ways to reduce the size of the national bureaucracy
D)   teams that were formed under the National Performance Review to analyze and make recommendations about bureaucratic effectiveness
E)   teams appointed by Congress to decide which branches of the federal bureaucracy could be eliminatedF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following is a principle of bureaucratic organization?

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A)   hierarchical authority
B)   job specialization
C)   formalized rules
D)   hierarchical authority, job specialization, and formalized rules
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Exam 13: The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

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When an individual believes that he or she was improperly disadvantaged by a bureaucrat's decision and contests the decision, the dispute is usually handled by

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Which group saw the LARGEST percentage increase of GS 13-15 jobs between 1982 and 2011?

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Bureaucrats are ________ and elected officials are ________.

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The Senior Executive Service was established in ____ and consists of about _____ career civil servants.

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The National Performance Review addressed which of the following issues about the bureaucracy?

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The administrative concept of neutral competence holds that the bureaucracy should

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An administrative law judge

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What is the "agency point of view"? Why is it important?

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Which of the following steps in the federal budgetary process occurs EARLIEST?

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Which of the following steps in the federal budgetary process occurs LATEST?

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