Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a way in which Congress can exercise oversight?

Accepted Answer

A)   individual constituency case work
B)   committee hearings and investigations
C)   budgeting process
D)   government agencies such as the GAO and the CBO
E)   having members of Congress work part-time for a particular agency that is struggling to meet the demands Congress has placed on itF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following was a way in which President Obama attempted to uphold his campaign promise to reduce government secrecy?

Accepted Answer

A)   making sure that every bill that was passed by Congress during his first term was put up on the White House website to be viewed by the public for at least five days before holding a vote
B)   invoking the state secrets privilege to prevent lawsuits related to warrantless wiretapping and torture from going to trial
C)   issuing an executive order designed to promote more rapid declassification of secret documents
D)   repealing the USA PATRIOT Act
E)   releasing a report by the Health and Human Services Department that indicated the health care reform law would actually increase the cost of health care and impose higher costs on consumers, even though this would make it harder for Congress to pass the billF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

The concept of oversight refers to the effort made by:

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A)   Congress to make executive agencies accountable for their actions
B)   the president to make Congress accountable for its actions
C)   the courts to make the legislative and executive branches responsible for their actions
D)   the states to make the federal government responsible for its actions
E)   the people to make federal government responsible for its actionsF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

The attempt of bureaucracies to translate laws into specific rules and actions is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   adjudication
B)   regulation
C)   deregulation
D)   implementation
E)   rule makingF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

The different agencies of the executive branch can be grouped according to the different kinds of services they provide.Describe the three main categories of agencies.What kinds of services do they provide? Give some examples of each.

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Question 6

Congress was attempting to strike a balance between the need for secrecy in national security and the right of individuals to know what their government is doing when it passed the ______ Act.

Accepted Answer

A)   Sedition
B)   Morill
C)   Freedom of Information
D)   Secrecy in Government
E)   USA PATRIOTF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

The creation of the U.S.Northern Command was important because:

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A)   it was the first time the Department of Defense had taken such an action without presidential approval
B)   it ultimately led to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security
C)   it unified, for the first time in American history, the Air Force, the Navy Department, and the War Department
D)   it breached the long-standing line between domestic law enforcement and foreign military operations for the first time
E)   it was the first time the Department of Defense had taken such an action without congressional approvalF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

The ______ is the center of military policy and management.

Accepted Answer

A)   Joint Chiefs of Staff
B)   National Security Agency
C)   Central Intelligence Agency
D)   Department of Homeland Security
E)   Department of DefenseF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a federal department entrusted with providing national security?

Accepted Answer

A)   Defense
B)   State
C)   Police
D)   Justice
E)   Homeland SecurityF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Civil servants were given legal protection against being fired without a show of cause in order to:

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A)   meet the Constitution's strict requirements for the treatment of public employees
B)   force the bureaucracy to respond more to political pressures from parties, interest groups, and elected officials
C)   cleanse bureaucracy of political interference while upgrading performance
D)   end the abuses of the merit system
E)   enhance the public's trust in bureaucracyF) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 11

Since the 1950s,compared with the entire workforce,the number of federal employees has:

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A)   increased sharply
B)   increased slightly
C)   gradually declined
D)   decreased sharply
E)   stayed the sameF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

The head of a department is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)   secretary
B)   agency supervisor
C)   service administrator
D)   chief executive officer
E)   directorF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

______ is the primary mission of the State Department.

Accepted Answer

A)   Military protection
B)   Diplomacy
C)   International aid
D)   Transnational commerce
E)   National securityF) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

According to the text,which of the following is NOT a department responsible for promoting the public welfare?

Accepted Answer

A)   Department of Health and Human Services
B)   Department of State
C)   Department of the Interior
D)   Department of Veterans Affairs
E)   National Park ServiceF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

The use of taxing and spending powers to shape the economy is part of ______ policy.

Accepted Answer

A)   fiscal
B)   monetary
C)   regulatory
D)   distributive
E)   redistributiveF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT part of the Justice Department?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Civil Rights division
B)   the Antitrust division
C)   the Internal Revenue Service
D)   Criminal division
E)   Tax divisionF) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

What is an independent agency?

Accepted Answer

A)   an agency that was not created by a law passed by Congress
B)   an agency whose budget comes from outside funding
C)   an agency that is not part of any Cabinet department
D)   an agency that is not part of the government
E)   an agency entirely created by the president, independent of congressional actionF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Which of the following is a government corporation?

Accepted Answer

A)   the National Park Service
B)   the U.S. Postal Service
C)   the Department of Defense
D)   the Federal Bureau of Investigation
E)   the Department of AgricultureF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 19

Cabinet secretaries and undersecretaries are chosen through the merit system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe the organizational structure of the federal bureaucracy.What are the differences between departments,agencies,and bureaus? Explain the lines of authority within the executive branch.How is the federal bureaucracy staffed,and how has this changed since the nineteenth century?

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The use of taxing and spending powers to shape the economy is part of ______ policy.

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Civil servants were given legal protection against being fired without a show of cause in order to:

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Which of the following was a way in which President Obama attempted to uphold his campaign promise to reduce government secrecy?

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According to the text,which of the following is NOT a department responsible for promoting the public welfare?

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Which of the following is a government corporation?

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The ______ is the center of military policy and management.

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Cabinet secretaries and undersecretaries are chosen through the merit system.

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Congress was attempting to strike a balance between the need for secrecy in national security and the right of individuals to know what their government is doing when it passed the ______ Act.

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Which of the following is NOT a federal department entrusted with providing national security?

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______ is the primary mission of the State Department.

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The head of a department is called the:

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Which of the following is NOT part of the Justice Department?

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The concept of oversight refers to the effort made by:

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The different agencies of the executive branch can be grouped according to the different kinds of services they provide.Describe the three main categories of agencies.What kinds of services do they provide? Give some examples of each.

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Since the 1950s,compared with the entire workforce,the number of federal employees has:

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The attempt of bureaucracies to translate laws into specific rules and actions is called:

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