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The Post Office and Amtrak are examples of: |
| | A) | private corporations. |
| | B) | government corporations. |
| | C) | independent agencies. |
| | D) | regulatory agencies. |
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Whenever Congress has perceived a need for close and continuous control of an economic activity, it has tended to create a: |
| | A) | cabinet department. |
| | B) | presidential commission. |
| | C) | government corporation. |
| | D) | regulatory agency. |
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"Street-level" bureaucracy as described by Lipsky refers to the discretion used by lower level officials in the: |
| | A) | initiation of policy. |
| | B) | development of policy. |
| | C) | delivery of services. |
| | D) | evaluation of programs. |
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The federal bureaucracy's policy responsibilities include: |
| | A) | not going beyond the administration of policy. |
| | B) | exercising discretion in policy in a few highly restricted areas. |
| | C) | exemption from discretion in carrying out its policy responsibilities. |
| | D) | not simply administering policy but making it as well. |
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The modern civil service system is based on: |
| | A) | informal standards of ability for people doing specific tasks. |
| | B) | codified classifications and prerequisite experience or competitive testing. |
| | C) | promotion and salary commensurate with partisan policy activity. |
| | D) | executive selection from a field of equally qualified applicants. |
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The administrative concept of neutral competence holds that the bureaucracy should: |
| | A) | be staffed by people chosen on the basis of ability and who work fairly on behalf of all citizens. |
| | B) | stay out of conflicts between Congress and the president. |
| | C) | be structured on the basis of the principles of specialization, hierarchy and formal rules. |
| | D) | not permit in-fighting between agencies. |
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The chief goal of the executive leadership system is: |
| | A) | the shifting of power from Congress to the president. |
| | B) | the establishment of partisanship as the basis for the administration of policy. |
| | C) | improved coordination among the bureaucracy's programs and agencies. |
| | D) | a better system for training entry level bureaucrats. |
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Three terms from your text that best characterize bureaucracy are: |
| | A) | hierarchy, specialization and rules. |
| | B) | inefficiency, inflexibility and red tape. |
| | C) | honesty, efficiency and patronage. |
| | D) | corruption, incompetence and spoils. |
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Responsibility for oversight of the bureaucracy belongs chiefly to the: |
| | A) | Congress. |
| | B) | president. |
| | C) | courts. |
| | D) | press. |
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In promoting their agency's goals, bureaucrats rely on:- their expert knowledge.
- the backing of the president and Congress.
- the support of interests that benefit from the agency's programs.
- judicial support.
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| | A) | 2 and 4. |
| | B) | 1, 3, 4. |
| | C) | 2, 3, 4. |
| | D) | 1, 2, 3. |
| | E) | all the above. |
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The final authority to approve or disapprove an agency's budget lies with the: |
| | A) | cabinet secretary. |
| | B) | Congress. |
| | C) | president. |
| | D) | OMB. |
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Iron triangles typically involve all except which one of the following: |
| | A) | bureaucratic agencies. |
| | B) | White House aides. |
| | C) | clientele groups. |
| | D) | congressional subcommitees. |
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Which of the following groups cannot limit the power of the bureaucracy? |
| | A) | presidency |
| | B) | Congress |
| | C) | the electorate |
| | D) | Courts |
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The appeal of bureaucracy as a form of organization is that it: |
| | A) | increases unnecessary duplication of tasks. |
| | B) | can only be used in the private sector. |
| | C) | allows individuals great latitude in completing a task. |
| | D) | is the most efficient means of getting people to work together on tasks of great magnitude. |
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Which of the following is not a criticism of the federal bureaucracy: |
| | A) | It is rigid and costly. |
| | B) | It enables modern government to undertake large and ambitious programs. |
| | C) | It is not directly accountable to the American people. |
| | D) | Its size and fragmentation make it hard to control. |
| | E) | b and c only. |
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