Govt. CH 10
How many entities make up the Executive Office of the President?
13
What distinguishes an iron triangle from an issue network?
An iron triangle tends to be more powerful than an issue network.
Which of the following BEST describes what has happened to the EPA's budget and workforce over the past 40 years?
Both the budget and workforce have remained relatively stable since 1980.
Which of the following is the primary source of the power of discretion given to bureaucrats?
Congress
Which of the following accurately describes the program termination efforts of the Republican-controlled 104th Congress?
Efforts focused on two fairly small agencies.
The campaign promises of which of the following resulted in a major expansion of the federal bureaucracy?
Franklin Roosevelt
According to Figure 7, which executive department has the largest budget?
Health and Human Services
A bureaucracy has which of the following characteristics?
It reflects a division of labor.
Which of the following is a common suggestion as to how the federal bureaucracy should be reformed?
It should become more efficient.
After World War II ended, what happened to the federal bureaucracy?
President Truman made efforts to streamline it.
A worker at the upper end of a bureaucratic hierarchy would probably be which of the following?
a person of greater authority
The Federal Reserve System is which of the following?
an independent regulatory commission
What is an independent agency?
an organization set up by Congress
The executive branch includes which of the following?
cabinet departments and federal agencies
The Department of Agriculture may be considered which of the following?
clientele-oriented
Executive departments generally correspond to which of the following?
congressional committees
What are the three components of an iron triangle?
congressional committees, bureaucratic agencies, and interest groups
Which of the following policy priorities was a part of the Progressive movement?
conservation of land
Devolution entails which of the following? Choose the BEST answer.
delegating power to state and local governments
Devolution efforts in the area of welfare reform have resulted in which of the following?
differences in the quality of services provided by different states
Which of the following reflects the most important expansion of the federal bureaucracy since the Great Society era?
establishment of the Department of Homeland Security
The move to privatization has engendered which of the following concerns?
government accountability
Which of the following BEST describes President Reagan's efforts to shrink the government?
hindered by a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives
The Reagan Revolution may be seen as a reaction to which of the following?
ineffective Great Society programs
A desire to reform the federal bureaucracy is often expressed by which of the following?
presidential candidates
The use of security contractors in Iraq represents an example of which of the following?
privatization
The Pendleton Act did which of the following?
required federal employees to be hired based on merit
According to a 2007 poll, Americans MOST favored cutting which of the following programs?
space
The use of paperwork in a bureaucracy lends itself to which of the following?
standardization
What is the largest division within HHS according to actual spending in 2010?
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Which piece of Great Society legislation provided federal protection against discrimination in voting, employment, education, and access to public facilities?
the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Which of the following serves narrow rather than general interests?
the Department of Agriculture
The Progressive Era can be regarded as a reaction to which of the following? Choose the BEST answer.
the Industrial Revolution and its effects
The goals of the Great Society initiative most closely resembled those of which of the following?
the New Deal
At which point in time did the federal bureaucracy first significantly increase in size?
the election of President Andrew Jackson
Which of the following is responsible for administering laws?
the executive branch
The spoils system had which of the following effects?
the expansion of the federal bureaucracy
According to the text, what has come to be viewed as the moment when the federal bureaucracy became a crucial provider of social services?
the passage of the Social Security Act of 1935
For a bureaucrat, which of the following would allow for a maximal amount of discretion in interpretation?
vaguely worded legislation
