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List and explain the major structural organizations in the federal bureaucracy (departments, independent agencies, independent regulatory commissions, and government corporations). What role does each type of institution play?

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The federal bureaucracy is organized int...

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When an agency achieves the status of an executive department, its head becomes a member of the president's cabinet.

A) True
B) False

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The public has no role in the creation of new bureaucratic regulations.

A) True
B) False

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List and explain two ways in which the federal bureaucracy might be reformed to improve its efficiency and responsiveness.

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1. Streamlining the organizational struc...

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The process of establishing a common set of rules and procedures to guarantee that, for example, a retiree in Idaho receives the same social security benefits as a similar retiree in Maine is known as


A) commonality.
B) similarity.
C) simultaneity.
D) standardization.
E) rationalization.

F) None of the above
G) All of the above

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The federal bureaucracy is larger today than it has ever been.

A) True
B) False

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In addition to departments, all independent agencies, independent regulatory commissions, and government corporations also have cabinet status.

A) True
B) False

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Iron triangles are sometimes referred to as policy communities.

A) True
B) False

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Policy communities are also often referred to as


A) regulatory processes.
B) structural governance.
C) issue networks.
D) oversight.
E) executive services.

F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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Which of the following was NOT integrated into the Department of Homeland Security?


A) The Federal Emergency Management Agency
B) The Immigration and Naturalization Service
C) The National Weather Service
D) The U.S. Coast Guard
E) The Secret Service

F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

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List two arguments in favor and two arguments against the assertion that the limitations imposed by the Hatch Act represent a violation of constitutional protections of freedom of speech.

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Agency officials can shape public policy through their ability to create rules for administering programs and for enforcing laws enacted by Congress and the president.

A) True
B) False

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Describe two New Deal programs that created jobs for the unemployed and assess their impact on the federal bureaucracy.

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The congressional Budget Office and the Government Accountability Office were established to


A) investigate issues and report findings to Congress.
B) allow Congress to challenge the dominance of the executive.
C) provide another layer of bureaucratic oversight over Congress.
D) make the government more responsive to the demands of the people.
E) eliminate bureaucratic red tape.

F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

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Which of the following was NOT one of the original departments of the federal government in 1789?


A) Agriculture
B) State
C) Treasury
D) War
E) Justice

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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The Environmental Protection Agency and the Social Security Administration are examples of government corporations.

A) True
B) False

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The old spoils system of allocated positions in the civil service has been completely eliminated in the United States.

A) True
B) False

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List and explain two arguments in favor of privatization in the federal bureaucracy and two arguments against.

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The use of the iron triangles concept to understand the nature and function of the federal bureaucracy has largely been replaced by the concept of


A) regulatory processes.
B) structural governance.
C) issue networks.
D) oversight.
E) executive services.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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