Question 1

A principal duty of the Department of Justice is to:

Accepted Answer

A) give legal advice to the president. 
B) handle attacks and natural disasters. 
C) supervise Native American affairs. 
D) conduct national census. 
E) prevent terrorist attacks within the United States. 
A) give legal advice to the president. 
B) handle attacks and natural disasters. 
C) supervise Native American affairs. 
D) conduct national census. 
E) prevent terrorist attacks within the United States.

Question 2

Unlike a private corporation, a government corporation:

Accepted Answer

A) engages in price fixing. 
B) can recover from a loss by using taxpayers' money. 
C) offers only free services. 
D) is essentially a nonprofit organization. 
E) provides services to the government sector only. 
A) engages in price fixing. 
B) can recover from a loss by using taxpayers' money. 
C) offers only free services. 
D) is essentially a nonprofit organization. 
E) provides services to the government sector only.

Question 3

A federal agency that engages primarily in commercial activities, produces revenues, and requires greater flexibility than most agencies is known as a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A) executive department 
B) government corporation 
C) national board of review 
D) independent regulatory agency 
E) stockholder-owned enterprise 
A) executive department 
B) government corporation 
C) national board of review 
D) independent regulatory agency 
E) stockholder-owned enterprise

Question 4

In response to pressure for more government openness and disclosure, Congress passed the Government Performance and Results Act in 1997.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Increasingly, government agencies have attempted to improve their effectiveness and efficiency by making use of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) the traditional media 
B) partisan politics 
C) public relations firms 
D) iron triangles 
E) the Internet 
A) the traditional media 
B) partisan politics 
C) public relations firms 
D) iron triangles 
E) the Internet

Question 6

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

Accepted Answer

A) To regulate the nation's stock exchanges 
B) To protect employees' rights to join unions 
C) To examine claims of discrimination 
D) To prevent unfair trade practices 
E) To prevent the formation of business monopolies 
A) To regulate the nation's stock exchanges 
B) To protect employees' rights to join unions 
C) To examine claims of discrimination 
D) To prevent unfair trade practices 
E) To prevent the formation of business monopolies

Question 7

Why does Congress create independent executive agencies?

Accepted Answer

A) To protect the public interest in a particular sector of the economy 
B) To reinforce the role of the agencies in iron triangles 
C) To create and implement rules that regulate private activity 
D) To protect the agencies from partisan politics 
E) To enable the agencies to exhibit neutral competency 
A) To protect the public interest in a particular sector of the economy 
B) To reinforce the role of the agencies in iron triangles 
C) To create and implement rules that regulate private activity 
D) To protect the agencies from partisan politics 
E) To enable the agencies to exhibit neutral competency

Question 8

Each cabinet department consists of the department's top administrators plus a number of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) plaintiffs 
B) interest groups 
C) marshals 
D) subagencies 
E) bailiffs 
A) plaintiffs 
B) interest groups 
C) marshals 
D) subagencies 
E) bailiffs

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of the bureaucracy of the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A) The bureaucracy of the federal government is part of the executive branch. 
B) The head of the bureaucracy of the federal government reports to Congress. 
C) In the federal government, the head of the bureaucracy is the vice president of the United States. 
D) The concept of a bureaucracy is confined to the federal government. 
E) In the bureaucracy of the federal government, people are hired to work in different branches irrespective of their area of expertise. 
A) The bureaucracy of the federal government is part of the executive branch. 
B) The head of the bureaucracy of the federal government reports to Congress. 
C) In the federal government, the head of the bureaucracy is the vice president of the United States. 
D) The concept of a bureaucracy is confined to the federal government. 
E) In the bureaucracy of the federal government, people are hired to work in different branches irrespective of their area of expertise.

Question 10

Describe an independent regulatory agency. List the major independent regulatory agencies.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. An independent regula

Question 11

Which of the following makes up the highest percentage of the federal government's revenues as of 2016?

Accepted Answer

A) Individual income tax and taxes that are collected along with it 
B) Corporate income tax 
C) Income from the Social Security and Medicare trust funds 
D) Funds obtained through borrowing 
E) Sales tax and property tax 
A) Individual income tax and taxes that are collected along with it 
B) Corporate income tax 
C) Income from the Social Security and Medicare trust funds 
D) Funds obtained through borrowing 
E) Sales tax and property tax

Question 12

The nonmilitary government employees are part of the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) iron triangle 
B) whistleblowers' association 
C) political plum 
D) covert operation 
E) civil service 
A) iron triangle 
B) whistleblowers' association 
C) political plum 
D) covert operation 
E) civil service

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true of the organization of the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A) A government corporation is a major structure of the legislative branch of the federal government. 
B) An independent executive agency of the federal government is located within a cabinet department. 
C) The judicial branch of the federal government consists of a number of bureaucracies that provide services to the president directly. 
D) Each type of structure of the executive branch of the federal government has its own internal workings. 
E) An executive agency and a regulatory agency of the federal government have the same relationship to the president. 
A) A government corporation is a major structure of the legislative branch of the federal government. 
B) An independent executive agency of the federal government is located within a cabinet department. 
C) The judicial branch of the federal government consists of a number of bureaucracies that provide services to the president directly. 
D) Each type of structure of the executive branch of the federal government has its own internal workings. 
E) An executive agency and a regulatory agency of the federal government have the same relationship to the president.

Question 14

Channing works in the Department of Agriculture. He informs the press about the unethical research methods used by the department officials. In this scenario, Channing is a _____.

Accepted Answer

A) whistleblower 
B) defendant 
C) lobbyist 
D) covert agent 
E) bailiff 
A) whistleblower 
B) defendant 
C) lobbyist 
D) covert agent 
E) bailiff

Question 15

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Department of Housing and Urban Development?

Accepted Answer

A) To oversee resale of mortgages 
B) To administer programs for highways, railroads, and aviation 
C) To promote the interests of workers 
D) To finance improvements in mass transit 
E) To supervise federally owned lands and parks 
A) To oversee resale of mortgages 
B) To administer programs for highways, railroads, and aviation 
C) To promote the interests of workers 
D) To finance improvements in mass transit 
E) To supervise federally owned lands and parks

Question 16

Identify a social program that is available only to low-income individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) Social Security 
B) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
C) Medicare 
D) The public health insurance option 
E) Unemployment compensation 
A) Social Security 
B) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
C) Medicare 
D) The public health insurance option 
E) Unemployment compensation

Question 17

Identify a true statement about a bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) In a bureaucracy, the power to act resides in the person rather than in the position. 
B) In a bureaucracy, people are hired to work in different branches irrespective of their area of expertise. 
C) A bureaucracy does not have a reporting structure. 
D) The concept of a bureaucracy is not confined to the federal government. 
E) Large organizations do not have a bureaucracy. 
A) In a bureaucracy, the power to act resides in the person rather than in the position. 
B) In a bureaucracy, people are hired to work in different branches irrespective of their area of expertise. 
C) A bureaucracy does not have a reporting structure. 
D) The concept of a bureaucracy is not confined to the federal government. 
E) Large organizations do not have a bureaucracy.

Question 18

In a bureaucracy, _____.

Accepted Answer

A) each person can concentrate on her or his area of knowledge and expertise 
B) there are no hierarchical structures 
C) the power to act resides in the person rather than in the position 
D) there are no standard operating procedures 
E) people are hired through elections 
A) each person can concentrate on her or his area of knowledge and expertise 
B) there are no hierarchical structures 
C) the power to act resides in the person rather than in the position 
D) there are no standard operating procedures 
E) people are hired through elections

Question 19

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Department of the Interior?

Accepted Answer

A) To give legal advice to the president 
B) To operate federal hydroelectric power facilities 
C) To provide assistance to farmers and ranchers 
D) To conduct national census 
E) To coordinate federal programs and policies for education 
A) To give legal advice to the president 
B) To operate federal hydroelectric power facilities 
C) To provide assistance to farmers and ranchers 
D) To conduct national census 
E) To coordinate federal programs and policies for education

Question 20

Which of the following is an independent executive agency of the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A) The National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
B) The Securities and Exchange Commission 
C) The Federal Communications Commission 
D) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
E) The National Labor Relations Board 
A) The National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
B) The Securities and Exchange Commission 
C) The Federal Communications Commission 
D) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
E) The National Labor Relations Board

A principal duty of the Department of Justice is to:

Unlike a private corporation, a government corporation:

A federal agency that engages primarily in commercial activities, produces revenues, and requires greater flexibility than most agencies is known as a(n)_____.

In response to pressure for more government openness and disclosure, Congress passed the Government Performance and Results Act in 1997.

Increasingly, government agencies have attempted to improve their effectiveness and efficiency by making use of _____.

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

Why does Congress create independent executive agencies?

Each cabinet department consists of the department's top administrators plus a number of _____.

Which of the following statements is true of the bureaucracy of the federal government?

Describe an independent regulatory agency. List the major independent regulatory agencies.

Which of the following makes up the highest percentage of the federal government's revenues as of 2016?

The nonmilitary government employees are part of the _____.

Which of the following statements is true of the organization of the federal government?

Channing works in the Department of Agriculture. He informs the press about the unethical research methods used by the department officials. In this scenario, Channing is a _____.

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Department of Housing and Urban Development?

Identify a social program that is available only to low-income individuals.

Identify a true statement about a bureaucracy.

In a bureaucracy, _____.

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Department of the Interior?

Which of the following is an independent executive agency of the federal government?

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Exam 13: The Bureaucracy

A principal duty of the Department of Justice is to:

Unlike a private corporation, a government corporation:

A federal agency that engages primarily in commercial activities, produces revenues, and requires greater flexibility than most agencies is known as a(n)_____.

In response to pressure for more government openness and disclosure, Congress passed the Government Performance and Results Act in 1997.

Increasingly, government agencies have attempted to improve their effectiveness and efficiency by making use of _____.

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

Why does Congress create independent executive agencies?

Each cabinet department consists of the department's top administrators plus a number of _____.

Which of the following statements is true of the bureaucracy of the federal government?

Describe an independent regulatory agency. List the major independent regulatory agencies.

Which of the following makes up the highest percentage of the federal government's revenues as of 2016?

The nonmilitary government employees are part of the _____.

Which of the following statements is true of the organization of the federal government?

Channing works in the Department of Agriculture. He informs the press about the unethical research methods used by the department officials. In this scenario, Channing is a _____.

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Department of Housing and Urban Development?

Identify a social program that is available only to low-income individuals.

Identify a true statement about a bureaucracy.

In a bureaucracy, _____.

Which of the following is a principal duty of the Department of the Interior?

Which of the following is an independent executive agency of the federal government?

America in the Twenty-First Century

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

Politics and the Media

The Congress

The Presidency

The Judiaciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters