Test 2 AG
The Department of ________ was created in 2002.
Homeland Security
why is blatant patisanship not really a factor in lower court decisions
- most lower court cases are clear cut, with little leeway in judges interpretation of the law. -judges value their independence as officers of a separate branch of the governments.
which of the following accurately describe the senior executive service?
-they president can assign them to any position in the beauacracy they cannot be fired its members are paid more than their peers.
Legally, the bureaucracy derives general authority for its programs from
Acts of Congress
The Department of ________ was founded in 1889.
Agriculture
Which president began the spoils system?
Andrew Jackson
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 addressed_________? A) Voting B) Housing C) Education D) Work Conditions E) Hiring
B) Housing
which of the following statements about an administrative agencys implementation of policy is correct?
Bureacrats can only spend money appropriated by congress.
Which of the following steps in the federal budgetary process occurs latest?
Congress completes work on the appropriations bills.
In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the male only admissions policy at the Virginia Military Institute was unconstitutional? A) Loving v. Virginia B) Heller v. District of Columbia C) Hoeffel v. Virginia D) United States v. Virginia
D) United States v. Virginia
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 __________? A) was strengthened by the 2013 Supreme Court decision Shelby County v. Holder. B) expired in the late 1990s. C) has no significant provisions for enforcement. D) prohibits discrimination in voting and voter registration. E) applies only to federal elections, not state and local elections.
D) prohibits discrimination in voting and voter registration.
The cabinet department with the largest number of full-time civilian employees is the Department of
Defense
Which of the following was NOT associated with the Pendleton Act?
Demotion based on party affiliation
Which type of household has the LOWEST percentage of families living in poverty? A) two-parent family B) single-parent family C) male-headed family D) All these household types have about the same percentage living in poverty. E) female-headed family
E) female-headed family
Which of the following Supreme Court justices was appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower?
Earl Warren
what happens to the presidents budget if it is approved by a vote of the house and senate
It is sent to the president to sign or veto
What event prompted civil service reform?
The assassination of James Garfield
which of the following agencies or departments is likely to have strong allies from a group of particular states in congress?
The department of agriculture
A presidential nominee for supreme court justice must be confirmed by what type of vote?
a simple majority in the senate
An _____ handles disputes resulting from a bureaucrats decision and is charged with protecting individuals from arbituary, prejudicial, or incorrect decisions by an agency
administrative law judge
Which policy requires the federal government to implement measures aimed at reinforcing equal access to employment by mandating recruitment procedures that gave qualified minority workers an equal opportunity to gain government jobs?
affirmative action
Civil Liberties are...
are individual freedoms that are guaranteed by the Constitution. Civil liberties generally relate to personal freedoms. (I, Me, Myself). Civil Liberties relates to personal freedoms because there are more i's.
Civil Rights are...
civil rights are protections against discrimination. it also generally relates to equal treatment under the law. Civil Rights are protections against discrimination... because I have the "Right" to say no!
the special interest that benefit directly from a bureuacratic agencys programs are called _____ gorups
clientele
The special interests that benefit directly from a bureaucratic agency's programs are called...
clientele groups.
The promise made by the phrase "all men are created equal" has done which of the following?
given moral strength to diverse movements inspired a hope for eventual equality been foundational in legal decisions
federal civil service employees cannot legally
go on strike
Amtrak (train service) is an example of a(n)
government corporation.
Modern bureaucracy in America is best characterized in terms of
hierarchy, specialization, and rules.
Any law that includes a gender classification is subject to the____?
intermediate-scrutiny test
what is the purpose of the writ of centriorari?
it is an order from a higher court for a lower court to submit a record of a case to the higher court.
whenever congress has a percienved need for ongoing control of an economic activity, it has tended to create a
regulatory agency
Which of the following is a key result of the civil rights movement?
removing discrimination in voting requirements
An administrative law judge does what...
runs trials, but all decisions are made by juries. ALJ job description: (a judge and trier of fact who both presides over trials and adjudicates claims or disputes involving administrative law. ALJs can administer oaths, take testimony, rule on questions of evidence, and make factual and legal determinations.)
Bureaucrats are ________ and elected officials are ________.
specialists; generalists
Which of the following was the most recent broad initiative aimed at making the bureaucracy more responsive?
the National Performance Review
In promoting their agency's goals, bureaucrats rely on
their expert knowledge; the backing of the president and Congress; and the support of clientele groups.
When it was developed during the Jackson administration, the patronage system was designed to
tie the administration more closely to the people it served.
What was the intention of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling? A.) to make everyone equal in the eyes of the law B.) to maintain segregation while claiming equality C.) to promote equality through integration D.) to differentiate between state rights and federal rights
to maintain segregation while claiming equality
presidents typically nominate people to lower court judgementships
who are members of their political party
