bureaucracies

the Pendleton act established the

federal civil service

which of the following is a legitimate criticism of the federal civil service?

firing incompetents is extremely difficult

when congress passes regulatory legislation for which it has established goals, it then

grants power to regulatory agencies to develop guidelines and enforce compliance

an "iron triangle" consists of

a bureaucratic agency, an interest group, and a congressional committee or subcommitte

Which of the following would not be considered a street-level bureaucrat?

an assistant secretary in the department of transpotiont

In addition to hierarchical authority structure, Max Weber argued that a bureaucracy involved all of the following except

an incentive system

Whatever strategy Congress permits a regulatory agency to use, all regulation contains the following elements EXCEPT

an incentive system to maximize performance by those regulated

a group of participants in bureaucratic policymaking with technical policy expertise and intellectual and emotional commitment to the issue is called

an issue network

administrative personnel who exercise discretion, pay attention to routine, and deal directly with clients,

are called street-level bureaucrats

which of the following would be included in a plum book?

cabinet secretaries

sub-governments promote

decentralized and fragmented policymaking

The ____ employs about 1/4 of all federal civilian workers, more than any other department or agency

department of defense

the rationale for the civil service rests on the

desire to create a nonpartisan government service and promotion on the basis of merit

most regulatory agencies adopt specific ___ to carry out a policy, based on what they believe was the intended purpose of the specific policy at hand

guidelines

The main job of federal bureaucrats is to

implement and regulate government policies

The interstate commerce commission and the federal reserve board are examples of

independent regulatory agencies

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 regulatory agencies

In 1887, Congress established the first regulatory agency, the ____, and charged it with regulating the railroads, their prices, and their services to farmers

interstate commerce commission

congress tries to control the bureaucracy through each of the following except

issuing congressional orders

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was successful for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

it was universally suppported

vigorous disputes over the implementation of title 9 of the education amendments in regard to funding for women's athletic programs arose primarily due to

lack of clarity in the original policy decision

which of the following is not a reason that policy implementation sometimes breaks down in the federal bureaucracy?

lack of standard operating procedures

each of the following is a criticism of regulation EXCEPT that it

lowers prices

As a whole, the permanent federal bureaucracy is

more broadly representative of the American people than the rest of the federal government

all of the following are independent regulatory commissions except the

national labor relations board

independent regulatory agencies have

powerful rule-making, dispute-settling, and enforcement authority

the hatch act, passed in 1940,

prohibits federal civil service employees from active participation in partisan politics

government corporations

provide services and charge for them

standard operating procedures accomplish all of the following except

reduce red tape

The use of government authority to control or change some practice in the private sector is known as

regulation

which of the following statements about independent regulatory commissions is false?

regulatory commission members may not be drawn from the ranks of present or former employees of the regulated industry

administrative discretion is greatest when

rules do not fit a case -is the authority of administrative actors to select among various responses to a given problem

all of the following are important official services performed by the federal bureaucracy EXCEPT

solving disputes between the executive and legislative branches of government

which of the following is TRUE about the federal bureaucracy?

state and local govs. have far more employees than the federal bureaucracy

an "iron triangle" is also referred to as

subgovernment

until the late-nineteenth century, most government employees got their jobs through

the patronage system

executive orders are issued by

the president

deregulation has resulted, at least in part, in each of the following except

the proliferation of government agencies

describe how federal bureaucracy is structured and give an example of each part of structure

...

explain how congress and president control the bureaucracy and describe a situation where the administrative discretion of a federal agency is the greatest

...

each bureaucratic agency is created initially by

Congress

a major complaint of the FDA is

the shortage of personnel

bureaucracies are often criticized as being undemocratic because

they are not directly accountable to the people

an obstacle to the successful implementation of public policy is

unclear policy goals and poorly designed polocies

the supreme court case of Munn v. Illinois

upheld the right of government to regulate the business operations of a firm

Voting Rights Act

was successfully implemented thanks to its clear goal, its clear methods to achieve the goal, and its lack of bureaucratic fragmentation

Section 844 of Title 9 of the Education Amendments of 1972

was vaguely written, eventually resulting in scores of court cases

which of the following statements about bureaucracies and the scope of government is FALSE?

when the president and congress chose to deregulate certain areas of the economy or cut taxes, the bureaucracy prevented them from doing so