Social Studies Chapter 7
Which of the following statements is true?
Approximately 1 in 10 Americans are part of the federal bureaucracy.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a bureaucracy?
Bureaucracies have four key characteristics: a clear hierarchy; specialization; a division of labor; and a set of formal rules.
A union member is unsatisfied with the function of bureaucracy in the U.S. He has written to the president, Congress and the courts, hoping that they can somehow manage to increase the level of bureaucratic accountability. Which of them should he NOT have contacted as they have no impact on bureaucratic accountability?
Bureaucratic accountability is the responsibility of all of these divisions of government.
How does the court system monitor the bureaucracy?
By making sure that the bureaucracy follows the law and protecting citizens from bureaucratic abuses
How does Congress hold the bureaucracy accountable?
By passing laws that affect the bureaucracy
Which problem of bureaucracy occurs when multiple bureaucratic agencies seem to be doing the very same thing?
Duplication
Which problem of bureaucracy occurs when bureaucratic agencies become little empires with the tendency to rack up costs, pursue vague goals, and outlive their usefulness?
Imperialism
Which president advocated the Great Society?
Lyndon B. Johnson
In the 1930s, President Roosevelt created a plan known as _____, which was designed to _____.
The New Deal; steady the nation's financial situation
A congressman wants to replace one of the most significant bills regarding veteran housing. He complains that he is constantly encountering administrative difficulties, which prevent him from passing his new bill. One of the main advantages of the new bill is that it will not require money from the federal budget. What part of this situation provides an example of red tape?
The administrative barriers to passing the bill
Which of the following is a potential hazard that the bureaucracy can run into as it goes about its daily routine?Which of the following is a potential hazard that the bureaucracy can run into as it goes about its daily routine?
The bureaucracy can run into all kinds of hazards as it goes about its daily routine, including red tape, waste, duplication, conflict, and imperialism.
Which of the following is an attempt made by the government to reform the bureaucracy?
The government attempts to reform the bureaucracy through sunshine laws, sunset provisions, privatization, reorganization, and accountability laws.
The administrative barriers to passing the bill
When a state government legalizes a drug that the federal government has declared illegal
How can the president hold the bureaucracy accountable?
Working with the Office of Management and Budget to monitor the bureaucracy
Bureaucracy is defined as _____.
a large administrative organization that handles the day-to-day business of a government or society
The American bureaucracy implements the _____ and _____ made by elected officials.
laws, policies
You have been asked to summarize the effect of The Pendleton Act of 1883 for a class presentation. Basically, you will describe how The Pendleton Act:
replaced the spoils system with a selection process based on merit.
In 1789, government bureaucracy in the United States was _____.
small, with only three departments staffed by a few men
A bureaucrat is defined as _____.
someone who works in a bureaucracy
In the spoils system, bureaucrats were selected based on _____.
their political loyalty and party membership
