Deck 9: Regulatory Administration: An Illustration of Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector

Question 1

What are the connections between James Q. Wilson's scheme for analyzing the politics of regulation and the differences between "old style" and "new" regulation?

Answer 1

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Question 2

The case of mandatory seat belt laws is intriguing. Develop as many arguments as you can both for and against laws requiring the use of seat belts in automobiles. Consider how the law is related to social behavior.

Answer 2

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Question 3

In our society, growing intolerance of risk and the diminished reliance on personal responsibility have shifted the focus of regulatory activities from surrogate market regulation toward environmental, health, and safety regulation. What problems can you foresee with this trend? What are some of the possible advantages of such a shift in focus?

Answer 3

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Question 4

Deregulation of the banking and savings and loan industries had disastrous results. The cost of this burden has been borne by the average American taxpayer through higher taxes as well as exceptionally low interest rates on savings accounts and certificates of deposit. Why is government regulation of these industries so important? What kind of reforms might be effective in fostering long-term economic development at a low cost to the taxpayers?

Question 5

The NPM's solutions to problems in many areas involve a great deal of trust, both in public administrators and the public. NPM's recommendations for regulatory affairs policies are no exception. Assume such programs pass legal tests. How do you feel about regulatory solutions based on trust? Can regulatees, given their financial incentives to break rules, be trusted or are other market-based factors effectively preventing rule breaking? Explain.

Question 6

The best example of an "externality" is

A) a market failure
B) a crisis caused by the interdependence of national economies
C)unsafe working conditions
D)industrial pollution

Question 7

Which of the following is not primarily concerned with regulating employment relationships?

A) NLRB
B) EEOC
C)OSHA
D)all are primarily concerned

Question 8

Which of the following was not created to regulate a new technology?

A) the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
B) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
C)the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
D)all regulated new technologies

Question 9

The Enron debacle led to

A) tighter regulation of the natural gas industry
B) the SEC being given greater authority to regulate accounting practices
C)the DoJ invoking the Sherman Antitrust Act
D)OSHA tightening workplace ergonomic regulations

Question 10

The concept of the "life cycle" of regulatory agencies is most closely associated with

A) Marver Bernstein
B) James Q. Wilson
C)Woodrow Wilson
D)George Stigler

Question 11

Regulatory reform has strengthened the role of

A) OMB
B) EPA
C)SEC
D)None of the above

Question 12

Because regulation can lead to compensatory behavior, which type of analysis ought to be undertaken in addition to cost-benefit analysis?

A) cost-effectiveness analysis
B) comparative risk analysis
C)monetary policy analysis
D)legal/tort analysis

Question 13

Deregulating surrogate markets while strengthening antitrust regulation is thought by some to be

A) proactive
B) contradictory
C)efficient
D)dangerous

Question 14

According to James Q. Wilson, the Federal Trade Commission Act was an example of

A) majoritarian politics
B) interest group politics
C)client politics
D)entrepreneurial politics

Question 15

Which of the following is not a distinctive feature of regulatory commissions?

A) they are headed by commissioners
B) they are bipartisan
C)they are independent units within the departments
D)the commissioners have staggered terms

Question 16

"Red tape" in the regulatory process is most related to

A) due process
B) efforts to expedite procedures
C)providing inspectors with more discretion
D)benefit/cost analysis

Question 17

Drawing regulatory commissioners from the industries they regulate does not contribute to

A) "cozy" relationships between regulators and regulatees
B) representation
C)incompetence
D)conflicts of interest

Question 18

The development of regulatory administration is most generally related to

A) publication of The Jungle in 1905
B) the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in 1887
C)the establishment of the Civil Service Commission in 1883
D)economic complexity

Question 19

The "regulatory ratchet" refers to

A) the harsh quality of regulation
B) regulatory red tape
C)the additive character of regulation
D)the inevitable conflicts among regulations

Question 20

The legal approach to regulation tends to least favor

A) conduct cases
B) structural cases
C)adjudicatory procedure
D)adversarial relationships

Question 21

Which of the following agencies best exemplifies surrogate market regulation?

A) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
B) the ICC
C)the Consumer Product Safety Commission
D)the FAA

Question 22

Sulfanilamide is most important in the history of

A) the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
B) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
C)the Meat Inspection Act
D)the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Question 23

Which is not a justification for deregulation?

A) free markets can provide more benefits to the society than regulated ones
B) liability law can be used to ensure safety in many aspects of life
C)there is great potential for the private sector to engage in self-regulation
D)society can be trusted in many respects to produce socially optimal outcomes

Question 24

Regulatory federalism refers to

A) national regulation of state and/or local public agencies
B) judicial review of regulatory administration
C)the activity of the Federal Trade Commission
D)the Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations

Question 25

Entrepreneurial politics is most prevalent in

A) market functioning regulation
B) surrogate market regulation
C)health and safety regulation
D)employment regulation

Question 26

Which of the following is used by regulatory commissions?

A) inspections
B) adjudication
C)rule-making power
D)all are used

Question 27

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle was a catalyst in the framing of the

A) Sherman Act
B) Pure Food and Drug Act
C)Lloyd-La Follette Act
D)Clayton Act

Question 28

According to James Q. Wilson, when benefits of a prospective policy are concentrated but the costs are widely distributed,

A) majoritarian politics results
B) interest group politics results
C)client politics results
D)entrepreneurial politics results

Question 29

George Stigler promoted an influential theory concerning

A) regulatory "capture"
B) regulatory agencies' "life cycle"
C)regulatory federalism
D)deregulation

Question 30

Which is not a criticism of regulation?

A) it is expensive
B) it does not provide businesses with adequate means of voicing their concerns
C)it dampens economic performance
D)regulatory commissions are sometimes staffed by incompetent administrators

Question 31

The capture theory of regulation was first developed by Ralph Nader.

Question 32

The Federal Register is a "who's who" of important government officials.

Question 33

The environmental impact statement was first required by the APA (1946).

Question 34

Regulatory administration can strengthen market mechanisms.

Question 35

Regulatory reform has weakened OMB.

Question 36

According to the chapter, the client politics model is most closely related to employment regulation.

Question 37

A "politics of regulation" arises partly because regulation distributes costs and benefits.

Question 38

Heckler v. Chaney (1985) requires judicial review of agencies' discretion.

Question 39

Regulatory federalism is the process of federal reliance on state agencies to carry out national missions.

Question 40

According to the discussion of regulatory commissions, the chief ethos of "political hacks" has favored the avoidance of making enemies.

Question 41

Federal regulatory activities appeared in response to the growing economic, technological, and social complexity of life.

Question 42

NIMBY is an agency in the EOP.

Question 43

Federal agencies are experimenting with electronic rule (e-rule) making because it can increase dissemination of proposals as well as increase public comment on them.

Question 44

The NPM emphasizes universal enforcement of regulations.

Question 45

Selective enforcement of laws and rules is necessarily unconstitutional.